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Showing posts with label Literature Genres. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Literature Genres. Show all posts
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Flash fiction
Flash fiction are stories that are shorter than short stories. They may only run a page or two in length.
Autobiographical
Autobiographical novels are partially fiction. Some names, key facts, and locations may be changed in the story.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Philosophical fiction
Philosophical fiction deals with issues such as the purpose of life, does God exists, religion, moral, ethics, and others.
Fairy tales
Fairy tales are stories about folktale or fables. They include fairies, elves, trolls, magical creatures, and others.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Dystopian
Dystopian is fiction where the quality of life in the story is very poor. People may be unhappy because of disasters, government, oppression, and terror.
Utopian
Utopian fiction is where the quality of life in the story is perfect. People are happy with government, laws, and quality of life.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Thriller
Thrillers are fiction with dramatic stories. They have action, adventure, suspense, tension, and excitement.
Satire
Satire is a story that mocks human shortcomings, like arrogance and vanity, and shames people into improving themselves.
Horror
Horror is fiction that deals with the supernatural, is frightening, terrifying, or eerie to read.
Science fiction
Science fiction is fiction that has future times, future technology, space travel, alien life forms, and time travels.