Type

Ancient story dealing with heroes and supernatural beings Example: Hercules

Not true or real Superman

Usually true Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Fiction with supernatural elements…usually evil is conquered Beowulf\LOTR

The story of a person’s life written by someone else The Story of Babe Ruth

Written by a person about his/her own life “My Life” by Bill Clinton

Exaggerated story\larger than life John Henry\Paul Bunyan

Outside the natural or normal world “The Village”\ghost story

Fiction based upon future discoveries or inventions Star Trek

Tales of legendary creatures or deeds Rip Van Winkle\Cinderella

Fiction that deals with a confusing crime or event Sherlock Holmes\CSI

Literature written in verse “The Road Not Taken”\song lyrics

Literature in which roles are divided “War of the Worlds”

Legend told orally before written down Beowulf\ "Hansel and Gretel"