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Fantasy. Fantasy. Contains unrealistic or unworldly elements such as magic. Elements of Fantasy. Fantasy writers make an unreal world seem believable Readers “suspend” their disbeliefs and enter another world that may be quite different.
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Fantasy • Contains unrealistic or unworldly elements such as magic
Elements of Fantasy • Fantasy writers make an unreal world seem believable • Readers “suspend” their disbeliefs and enter another world that may be quite different. • Readers may learn truths that happen in everyday reality. • Blends fantastic and realistic details • Events and setting might be fantastic, and characters might seem real.
Time and setting… • May be set in the past, present, or future. • Place might be enchanted.
Characters • People or animals with magical or supernatural powers. • Sometimes characters represent stereotypes of good and evil. Example: The wolf is always…
Theme • Usually communicate some truth, so that by reading about a fantastic world the reader might have an insight into their own life and world.
Humor • Fantasies are often humorous or entertaining.