Match the term to its definition.

A
tragedy          *a story which teaches a lesson because
people and places in it stand for other
                                        ideas
comedy           *originally a song for dancers,then simple
poem with short stanzas telling a
                                         story
farce            *the written account of so. else´s life
melodrama    *a play with a light happy story
satire           *the written account of person´s own life
ode         *verse in iambic pentameter that doesn´t rhyme
elegy            *a serious play, often with an unhappy
ending and often concerned with
                                        important events
blank verse       *a comedy, often with a ridiculous plot,
which could not possibly be true
alllegory    *a play or story in which the events and
feelings are deliberately
                                        overdone, to be as
exciting as possible
biography    *a poem, originally to be sung, but now a grand
lyric poem in praise of so or
             sth
autobiography     *a poem of mourning for so who is dead
ballad           *a work that tries to show how foolish so.
or sth is

B
fable            *a way of writing, author´s special way of
using language
fiction          *imitating sth in such a way as to make the
original seem ridiculous
non-fiction       * a book-length story whose characters and
events are usu. imaginary
epic        * a speech by one person
chronicle    * a poem of 14 lines with a fixed form
epigram      * a love story, or imaginative story usu. with
love and adventure
idyll            * style based on an ideal picture of
country life, in which the natural
                                      world is seen as
beautiful and good
legend           * a short, funny, sharp poem or remark
masque       * a long narrative poem in the grand style,
often praising heroic
                                        adventures
monologue    * a story from ancient times, so it may not be
or seem realistic
novel            * a short, descriptive, usu. sentimental
poem, often pastoral theme
parody           * a story which tries to teach sth
pastoral     * writing about factual subjects
romance      * work intented by the writer, with imaginary
char. and events
sonnet           * dram. entertainment with dancing and
music, performed at court
                                      and rich houses in the
16th and 17th cent.
style            * a history of events year by year