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Poetry Fairy tales
Poetry is a type of A fairy tale is a story that
literature. It often has short, contains magic and characters
rhyming lines joined together such as fairies, witches, goblins,
in verses. A poem uses words or giants. Fairy tales tell the story
very carefully to suggest of good versus evil, and usually
different meanings or ideas. have a happy ending. Sleeping
It can be any length and Beauty, Aladdin, and The Boy
about any subject. Who Cried Wolf are
all examples of
fairy tales.

Beowulf is a very In the fairy tale
long poem about Aladdin, a genie
an ancient hero. magically appears
from a lamp.

Novels Magical lamp
A novel is a long
story about people and
their lives. Novels can be set in
imaginary or real worlds, and can
take place at any point in time.
There are many different types of With more than
novel. For example, a historical 8,000 pages, the
novel would be set in the past world’s longest novel is
and teach about history. Men of Goodwill by
French author Jules
Romains.

Films
Filming
Romeo Films are a visual
and Juliet form of stories. Actors
perform the story in
a real-life setting. The actors
speak the lines of the story
and try to make the film as
realistic and lifelike
Children’s stories as possible.
from around
the world

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