1. Myth- a traditional story passed down to people
2. Legend- story coming from the past
3. Epic- a long poem focusing usually on the exploits of a hero
4. Narrative- a story or account of events
5. Parable- a teaching story
6. Hymn- song of praise
7. Short story- a short work of fiction; small tale
8. Joke-something said or done to evoke laughter
9. Acrostic- a series of words of which the first letter spell out something
10. Oracle- a prophet fortune teller
11. Letter- a formal written note
12. Law- code of conduct
13. Proverb- a moral saying
14. Song- a piece of music
15. Code- a set of laws
16. Sermon- a serious speech
17. Epigram-a concise poem dealing with a single thought or event
18. Epiphany- a revealing scene or moment
19. Pun- play on words
20. Liturgy- writes for public worship
21. Lament- wailing
22. Apocalypse- a prophetic revelation concerning good overcoming evil
23. Poetry- literary work in metrical form; verse
24. Allegory- a work of art that is meant to represent deeper things
25. Elegy- a funeral song
26. Biography- a written history of a person’s life
27. Folk tale- any belief or story passed on traditionally
28. Love lyric- the lyric of a love song
29. Battle ode- song of battle
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