a written account of an individual's life written by someone else

a play consisting of one or more acts; meant to be acted out by characters or read aloud by individuals portraying those characters

a work of non-fiction usually based on one's own personal knowledge or experience

a brief story or poem, usually containing animal characters; teaches a moral or a life lesson

fiction that is based on true events in time 

fiction that is based on very believable events which could have really happened

any story that is composed orally and then passed on by word of mouth; literature handed down from one generation to the next; may deal with deroes, magic or adventure

widely-told stories about the past that may or may not be factual; every culture has its own variations with familiar characters such as Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed and Davey Crockett

fictional works that explain the actions of gods and goddesses; include explanations of the origins of the elements of nature; include bizarre creatures as major characters

literary works that are based on true information; not made up

a fictional work of longer length read during the course of several sittings; contains numerous characters and may have both a plot line and sub-pots running throughout

a fictional work of shorter length; usually read in one sitting; few characters