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Fiction |
not true (imagination) |
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non-fiction |
facts and opinions |
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play |
literature intended to be performed by actors |
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romanticism |
expression of ideals |
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sonnet |
formula poem with 140 syllables and has a rhyme scheme |
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lyric |
anything that expresses thoughts and feelings |
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parody |
work which imitates or makes fun of other works |
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satire |
attack on beliefs, customs, institutions, etc |
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essay |
written work on one topic that is subjective and has at least two paragraphs |
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myth |
story to explain the inexplicable |
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folktale |
story that is meant to entertain |
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tragedy |
reversal of fortune due to character flaw |
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hymn |
lyric poem addressed to a divine being |
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frame story |
story within a story |
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epigram |
clever, short verse with a moral |
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fable |
short story that teaches life lesson |
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maxim |
brief statement of a rule of human conduct |
