a story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities Example: A Pilgrim’s Progress, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Crucible

A comparison between two things to show how they are alike Example: Author:write: violinist:play

an account of a writer’s own lifeExample: Benjamin Franklin’s Black Boy

an account of someone’s life written by another person Example: Carl Sandburg’s life of Abraham Lincoln

in general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by the main character or characters; some are humorous, some are not Example: “Rip Van Winkle”

a prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action Example: The Diary of Anne Frank The Crucible

a short piece of nonfiction prose in which the writer discusses some aspect of a subject Example: “Self-Reliance”

one of the four major forms of discourse, in which something is explained or “set forth” -characters, setting, problemsExample: “Rip Van Winkle”

a very short story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life Example: “Tortoise and the hare”

a literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact

the traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally

a division or type of literatureExample: Poetry Drama

an unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical Example: Arthur

a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem

an anonymous traditional story that is basically religious in nature and that usually serves to explain a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon Example: Pandora’s box Lightening story-Zeus

the form of discourse that tells about a series of events-usually chronological

prose work other than fiction Example: Documentaries

a long work of fiction

a short novel Example: Daisy Miller

a relatively short story that teaches a moral, or lesson, about how to lead a good lifeExample: Jesus’ in the gospels

a work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer’s style

one of the four forms of discourse which uses reason and emotional appeal to convince a reader to think or act in a certain way

the ordinary form of written language; writing that is not poetry, drama, or song

a short, well-known statement that expresses a common truth or experience Example: Benjamin Franklin’s sayings

a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change Example: Animal Farm

a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage

an outrageously exaggerated, humorous story that is obviously unbelievable Example: “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”

in general, a story in which a heroic character either dies or comes to some other unhappy endExample: “Romeo and Juliet”