Thriller: a
dramatic story punctuated with action, adventure, and suspense
Tragedy: a story with a catastrophic and/or
unfortunate outcome
Science fiction: stories focusing on how science and technology
affect individuals and civilization
Parody: a story mocking the pretensions or weaknesses of a particular author,
style, or genre
Romance: a love story; also a tale taking place in a distant time and place and involving adventure with often supernatural or mysterious elements
Romantic comedy: a lighthearted story detailing a romance and its complications
Crime fiction: stories based on the commission and/or investigation of wrongdoing
Parody: a story mocking the pretensions or weaknesses of a particular author,
style, or genre
Romance: a love story; also a tale taking place in a distant time and place and involving adventure with often supernatural or mysterious elements
Romantic comedy: a lighthearted story detailing a romance and its complications
Crime fiction: stories based on the commission and/or investigation of wrongdoing
Detective
fiction: stories in which the protagonist investigates a crime
Epic:
originally a long poem celebrating the exploits of a factual or fictitious
hero, but now applied to prose works on the same theme as well
Epistolary
fiction: stories constructed as a series of letters exchanged between
characters
Fantasy
fiction: stories involving imaginary beings in the real world or in an
alternate reality and assuming suspension of disbelief about magic and/or
supernatural powers
Fictional
autobiography: a story purporting to be a first-person account of someone’s
life
Fictional
biography: a story structured to resemble a factual life story
Comedy: a story with elements and situations intended to amuse
Comedy: a story with elements and situations intended to amuse
Comedy-drama: a story with both humorous
and serious elements
Adventure fiction: stories in which characters are involved in dangerous and/or exhilarating exploits
Adventure fiction: stories in which characters are involved in dangerous and/or exhilarating exploits
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