a story with mystic characters and events, sometimes joined with religious beliefs or rituals.
What is Myth?
a short work that addresses a topic from an individual's point of view of view , often using the author's own personal recollection
What is Essay?
instructions for acting written in the text of a play
What is stage directions?
a drama that is serious and often sad
What is tragedy?
a fourteen line poem written in iambic pentameter
What is sonnet?
a story that usually has a clear beginning, middle, and end, and is told in 500 to 15,000 words
What is Short Story?
the story of a person's life written by someone else
What is biography?
involves one characters speaking to himself or herself
What is soliloquy?
a drama that shows the humor of the world and is usually funny
What is comedy?
Long, complicated narrative poem
What is epic poem?
What is Fable?
a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
What is Diary?
conversations between two or more characters
What is dialogue?
A type of drama that includes singing and dancing
What is a musical?
a poem that tells a story in song and is part of oral tradition.
What is ballad?
a story that takes place in another world with magical or otherwise amazing creatures
What is Fantasy?
the story of a person's life written by that person
What is autobiography?
divides the action of a play
What is acts and scenes?
a drama that deals with serious issues but stops short of being tragic in the end.
What is melodrama?
a poem that conveys an exact mood or feeling to the reader and asks for the reader's sympathy
What is lyric poem?
any long fictional story written in prose
What is novel?
Writing that gives facts and details, such as in a newspaper or journal.
What is Informational Article?
a speech by a single character that can be made to another character, the speaker, or the audience
What is monologue?
performance of a story that involves action and dialogue
What is drama?
a poem that tells a story in verse and can be short or long
What is narrative poem?