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| 8473944204 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to its literal meaning - a story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities (such as hope or freedom). The allegorical meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence - Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. | 0 | |
| 8473969051 | Anecdote | brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual. Found to be humorous, yet insightful. | 1 | |
| 8473977661 | Aphorism | a brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. A term used to describe a principle expressed tersely in a few telling words or any general truth conveyed in a short and pithy sentence, in such a way that when once heard it is unlikely to pass from memory. (Also called maxim, epigram). | 2 | |
| 8473993743 | Canon | comprises those novels, stories, films, etc., that are considered to be genuine or officially sanctioned, and those events, characters, settings, etc., that are considered to have existence within the fictional universe. | 3 | |
| 8474006356 | Comedy | in general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts face by the main character or characters. | 4 | |
| 8474011840 | Eulogy | is great praise or commendation, a laudatory speech, often about someone who has died. | 5 | |
| 8474015056 | Epic | a long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society or culture. | 6 | |
| 8474021594 | Essay | a short piece of nonfiction prose in which the writer discusses some aspect of a subject. | 7 | |
| 8474026267 | Fable | a very short story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life. | 8 | |
| 8474030005 | Farce | a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in silly, far-fetched situations. | 9 | |
| 8474035325 | Parable | a relatively short story that teaches a moral, or lesson about how to lead a good life. | 10 | |
| 8474037823 | Parody | a work that makes fun of another word by imitating some aspect of the writer's style. In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. (might also be called a spoof) | 11 | |
| 8474057253 | Romance | in general, a story in which an idealized hero or heroine undertakes a quest and is successful. | 12 | |
| 8474063762 | Satire | a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change. | 13 | |
| 8474068800 | Tall tale | an outrageously exaggerated, humorous story that is obviously unbelievable. | 14 |
