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17 Cards in this Set
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a person's account of his or her own life or part of it
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autobiography
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a long fictional story whose length is usually between one hundred and five hundred book pages
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novel
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a work of literature meant to be preformed for an audience by actors
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drama
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an exaggerated, far fetched story that is obviously untrue but is told as though it should be believed
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tall tale
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a play, novel, or other narrative in which the main character comes to an unhappy ending
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tragedy
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a song or songlike poem that tells a story
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ballad
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an account of a persons life or of part of it, written or told by another person
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biography
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a short piece of non fiction prose that examines a single subject
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essay
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a very short humorous or nonsensical poem
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limerick
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a kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our imagination
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poetry
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the kind of writing that gives or explains information
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exposition
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a story of extraordinary deeds that is handed down from one generation to the next
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legend
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dramatic work that is light and often humorous and that in general ends happily for the main characters
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comedy
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any writing that is not poetry
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prose
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a story that explains something about the world and typically involves gods or other supernatural forces
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myth
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a story that has no known author and was originally passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth
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folk tale
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a brief story told in prose or poetry that contains a moral, a practical lesson about how to get along in life
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fable
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