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Barnes - types of li

Terms that describe the different types of literature

TermDefinition
autobiography a true story a person write about his or her own life
biography true life story written about someone other than the author
drama a play; writing meant to be acted out
essay a short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject, usually persuasive or expository
fiction prose writing that is made up
folktale often retold by people of a particular culture, full of hyperbole; often has a hero
historical fiction a fiction story that takes place in the past, sometimes centered around an historical event
legend a tale of extraordinary deeds, offten by a hero; may be based on some truth
myth a story to explain what happens in the world that features gods and goddesses or the supernatural
nonfiction any prose writing that deals with real people, places and events
novel a book-length fictional narrative
poetry imaginative writing that appeals to the senses in non-paragraph form
prose any writing that is not poetry, often written in paragraph form
realistic fiction made-up writing that could take place today and seems quite real
science fiction often in the future; characters are able to do things we cannot do yet
short story a short narrative
speech a talk with a message that is delivered orally to an audience
tall tale an exaggerated, far-fetched tale that is obviously untrue but is told as if it should be believed.
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