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  • literature
    is any collection of written works but is used more narrowly for reading, specifically considered to be an art form
  • poetry
    is commonly written in stanza form. it is a literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience
  • prose
    is commonly written in paragraph form.
  • song
    a lyrical poem which is sung with playing of some intsrument
  • epic
    a lengthy narrative work of poetry and typically detail extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distinct past
  • proverbs
    a popular short statement, saying, maxims, and idioms that expresses a perceived truth, and guide men in an upright living
  • riddle
    a short poetic form with roots in the oral tradition that poses a question or metaphor
  • legend
    a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
  • anecdote
    a strong amusing or interesting story about a real incident or story
  • novel
    a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
  • fable
    a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
  • parable
    a short simple story illustrating a moral or spiritual truth
  • short story
    a short with fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel
  • play
    a type of literary work that is designed for performance in a theater
  • essay
    a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
  • biography
    an account of someone's life written by someone else
  • speech
    the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.
  • myth
    a traditional story one concerning early history of people explainin natural, social phenomenon, supernatural beings and extraordinary creatures
  • zeus
    god of all gods and goddesses
  • poseidon
    God of the sea
  • hera
    Goddess of marriage
  • hestia
    godess of famiy/home
  • hades
    God of the underworld
  • hermes
    Messenger of the gods (greek)
  • athena
    Goddess of wisdom
  • hephaestus
    God of fire
  • ares
    God of war (greek)
  • aphrodite
    Goddess of love and beauty (greek)
  • apollo
    god of the prophecy/poetry
  • artemis
    Goddess of the hunt
  • odin
    king of aesir
  • thor
    most powerful and popular norse god
  • tyr
    God of war (norse)
  • hel
    Goddess of the Underworld
  • freya
    Goddess of love and beauty (norse)
  • hod
    twin brother of balder, god of darkness
  • loki
    Norse god of mischief
  • hermod
    Messenger of the gods (norse)
  • bragi
    god of poetry/history (norse)
  • balder
    God of light