Fiction Writing Genres

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Across
  1. 2. Dark fiction provoking an emotional, psychological, or physical fear. Frequent metaphors to comment on politics and economics through supernatural imagery.
  2. 5. includes magic and supernatural elements
  3. 7. story relies on character, style, or prose rather than plot.
  4. 8. includes ghost or possibility of ghost
  5. 10. dramatic tale featuring a wronged heroine that finds self empowerment.
  6. 11. Story filled with suspense, intrigue and obstacles where the hero/heroine seeks to achieve a mission.
  7. 12. a mysterious death to be solved
Down
  1. 1. Story using irony and sarcasm to expose human folly and vice in the political arena.
  2. 3. follows the romance plot of a trope to a happy ending
  3. 4. young protagonist (12-18)or hero/heroine faces odds while exploring their identity
  4. 6. set in another time and/or place
  5. 9. dramatic stories featuring stong heroines
  6. 13. intergalactic stories exploring the universe and