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Is a story, about elves, dragons, fairies,
or other magical creatures.
Fairy Tales
Stories composed usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action
Drama
Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale
Fable
Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
Fiction
Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting.
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Historical fiction
Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
Mystery
Story that can actually happen and is true to life.
Realistic fiction
Story of a person's life, a true story about a real person
Biography
Important hints that an author
drops to prepare the reader for what is to come,
Foreshadowing
The use of words that imitate
sounds. Examples would be hiss, buzz, swish,
and crunch.
Onomatopoeia
