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State eight (8) types/ sub-genres/ sub-categories/ sub-classes of oral narratives

      

State eight (8) types/ sub-genres/ sub-categories/ sub-classes of oral narratives

  

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Fiction: stories that come from the author’s imagination.
Historical Fiction: based on a person or event from history.
Science Fiction: dealing with aliens, the distant future, or advanced technology.
Fantasy: containing monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements.
Realistic Fiction: a story that could have happened, but didn’t.
Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.
Informational Writing: provides information on a topic.
Persuasive Writing: attempts to influence the reader.
Autobiography: the story of one’s life told by oneself.
Biography: the story of one’s life told by another.
Drama: writing that is meant to be acted on a stage (a play).
Comedy: has a happy ending.
Tragedy: ends in death and sadness.
Poetry: writing that is concerned with the beauty of language
Folklore: stories handed down through speech from generation to generation.
Fairy Tale: a story with magic, monsters, and/or talking animals (like fiction / fantasy, but part of the oral tradition).
Fable: a very short story that has a moral or life lesson; usually has talking animals as main characters.
Myth: has gods or goddesses and often accounts for how something came to be.
Legend: an exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time.
Tall Tale: stories set in the Wild West; the main character’s strengths, skills, or size have been exaggerated and the tone is funny.
Nchoga answered the question on April 25, 2019 at 14:42


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