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