Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.

Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.

Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.

Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality.

Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.

Full-length novels with plot, subplot(s), theme(s), major and minor characters, in which the narrative is presented in (usually blank) verse form.

The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth.

Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.

Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.

Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres

Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material.

Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.

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.

Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.

Story that can actually happen and is true to life.

Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets.

Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance.

Fiction of such brevity that it supports no subplots. Can be read in one sitting. Edgar Allen Poe is the father of short stories.

A novel that deals with the development of a young person usually adolescence to maturity (growing up novel)

The story of a person’s life written by that person

A work of fiction that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel (ex. House on Mango Street)

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Story Genres

LEAP Story Genres

Question	Answer
Drama	Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.
Fable	Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.
Fairy Tale	Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.
Fantasy	Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality.
Fiction	Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
Fiction in Verse	Full-length novels with plot, subplot(s), theme(s), major and minor characters, in which the narrative is presented in (usually blank) verse form.
Folklore	The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth.
Historical Fiction	Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.
Horror	Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader.
Humor	Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres
Legend	Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material.
Mystery	Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets.
Mythology	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.
Poetry	Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.
Realistic Fiction	Story that can actually happen and is true to life.
Science Fiction	Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets.
Tall Tale	Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance.
Short Story	Fiction of such brevity that it supports no subplots. Can be read in one sitting. Edgar Allen Poe is the father of short stories.
Bildungsroman	A novel that deals with the development of a young person usually adolescence to maturity (growing up novel)
Autobiography	The story of a person’s life written by that person
Novelle/Novella	A work of fiction that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel (ex. House on Mango Street)

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