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Literary genres, Songs and Ballads, Lyric, Epic, Dramatic, Narrative -…
Literary genres
Drama
Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.
Fairy Tale
Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.
Fiction
Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
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Folklore
The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth.
Humor
Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres
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.
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Fable
Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.
Fantasy
Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality.
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.
Legend
Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material.
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t seems like there is an infinite amount of genres in literature, but in reality, there are actually many sub-genres. These sub-genres stem from the three primary forms of literature: Poetry, Drama, and Prose. Students will typically encounter these forms of literature for most of what they read and write about in school, so it’s important for students to be able to recognize them and know their key characteristics.
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