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22 Cards in this Set
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DRAMA
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Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotions are expressed through dialogue and action.
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FABLE
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Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans.
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FAIRY TALE
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Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.
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FICTION
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Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
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FOLKLORE
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The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people, or "folk", as handed down by word of mouth.
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HISTORICAL FICTION
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Story with fictional characters adn events in a historical setting.
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HORROR
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Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.
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HUMOR
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Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres.
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LEGEND
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Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material.
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MYSTERY
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Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.
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MYTHOLOGY
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Legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods.
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POETRY
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Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.
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REALISTIC FICTION
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Story that can actually happen and is true to life.
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SCIENCE FICTION
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Story based on the impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets.
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SHORT STORY
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Fiction that is so brief that is supports no subplots.
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TALL TALE
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Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with great ease.
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BIOGRAPHY
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Narrative of a person's life; a true story about a real person written by someone who is not the subject of the biography.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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Narrative of a person's live; a true story about a real person written by the subject himself or herself.
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ESSAY
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A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook, opinion, or point of view.
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NONFICTION
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Factual information presented in a format which tells a story.
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FANTASY
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Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality.
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NARRATIVE NONFICTION
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Factual information presented in a format which tells a story.
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