Genres
Fables
A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans. *
Fairy Tales
A tale usually told to children that has legendary deeds and creatures.
Fantasy
An imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters. *
Folk Tales
A tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, esp. one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people. *
Historical Fiction
A novel set among actual events or a specific period of history.*
Mystery
A novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end.*
Realistic Fiction
Stories that could happen to anyone. There is no magic or fantasy.
Science Fiction
A form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc.*
*definitions from Dictionary.com
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