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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning in a concrete or particular form.
Example: man named Christian representing christians as a whole. |
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a short, invented tale that often seeks to convey a moral lesson.
Example: Tortoise and te Hare |
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| an invented or imagined story or narrative |
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| a non-fiction narrative account of past events of a particular subject matter |
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a fictitious story that is based on a popular place or figure that is believed to have been historically real
Example: Buffalo Bill, Davy Crockett |
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a symbolic story conveying a specific cultures expression of basic truths about the meaning of reality
-contains symbols; answers "why" questions |
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any story involving events or experiences; empathisizes the telling or act of relating a story with a plot
-contains beginning middle and end |
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| prose literature that relays publicly verifiable facts or theories about historical events or subjects. |
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| a macro-simile; a short, invented story that conveys its meaning indirectly through analogy |
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a literary, often highly developed, imaginative form of expression, usually in metrical and/or rhythmic verse form. |
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| common language; non-metrical |
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