Prose Terms- Praxis II
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- Fable
- Short Story/folklore that contains a moral --> may or may not be explicitly stated
- Fairy Tale
- Made up of fantastic characters and creatures, \"once upon a time\"
- Fantasy
- Genre that uses magic/supernatural as a primary element of plot, theme, setting
- Folktale
- Epic, legend, myth, song, poem, fable, that has been retold within a culture for generations
- Frame Tale
- Story within a story
- Historical Fiction
- Set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people/places/events
- Horror
- Intended to frighten, unsettle, or scare the reader --> often incorporates science-fiction and fantasy
- Legend
- About human actions that s perceived by both the teller and the listeners to have taken place within human history and possess qualities that give it the appearance of truth/reality
- Mystery
- Suspenseful story that deals with a puzzling crime
- Myth
- Involves gods/heroes/a theme that expresses a culture\'s ideology
- Novel
- Extended fictional prose
- Novella
- Short narrative (approx 50 pages)
- Parody
- Text/performance that imitates and mocks and author or work
- Romance
- Idealized events far removed from everyday life (Gothic/medieval)
- Satire
- Makes fun of social conventions or conditions --> tries to evoke change
- Science Fiction
- Deals with current or future development of technology
- Short Story
- Brief prose narrative
- Tragedy
- Often drama ending in a catastrophic event for the protagonist after he faces several problems/conflicts.
- Western
- Set in western U.S. includes cowboys, frontiersmen