Narrative Forms

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Narrative Forms
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Novels

• A narrative of considerable length
• Typically has a plot that unfolds by the actions,
  speeches, and thoughts of the characters

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Short Stories

• A short piece of narrative much shorter than a
  novel

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Plays

• A performance on the stage in which actors play
  as the characters
• Action is done mostly through dialogue
• Narrative performance

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Biographies

• An account of a persons life, written or
  composed from another person
• Autobiography an account of a persons life,
  written or composed by the subject

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Poetry

• A piece of literature written in verse
• Less regard for grammar, and more emphasis on
  content, mood, and forms