Folktale
Folktale noun - A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk.
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Narrative
Narrative noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
Usage example: in such narratives as “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Purloined Letter,” Edgar Allan Poe essentially created the modern detective story
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- romance and folktale
- romance and narrative
- fairy tale and folktale
- fairy tale and narrative
- fiction and folktale
- fiction and narrative
- fable and folktale
- fable and narrative
- account and folktale
- account and narrative
- report and folktale
- report and narrative
- description and folktale
- description and narrative
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Narrative and Folktale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folktale/narrative
Folktale & Narrative. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/folktale/narrative>.
Narrative or Folktale. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/folktale/narrative.
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