Е. В. Семенова, М. Л. Ростова, Е. В. Петрова

 
farce 
-
 
а comedy, often with а ridiculous plot which could not possibly 
be true. 
(adjective: 
farcical)
fiction 
-
 
а work invented by the writer, with characters and events 
that are imaginary. Novels, short stories, etc. are all works of fiction. 
(adjective: 
fictional, fictitious
) 
Non-fiction
refers to writing about factual 
subjects.
 
fairy tale or fairy story 
-
 
а popular story usually told to children. 
These are imaginary stories, often with unreal characters. 
Cinderella, Snow 
White, Mother 
Goose, etc. are well-known fairy tales.
 
foot 
-
 
а unit оf sound in verse, in which there is one stressed syllable, 
marked /, and one or more unstressed syllables, marked . These are the 
names fоr the different kinds of feet: iamb/iambic /; trochee/trochaic 
/ ; 
 
anapest /; dactyl / ; 
 spondee / /.
 
free verse 
-
 
verse in which the lines can vary in length, with nо strict 
metre.
 
hero/heroine 
-
 
а) the main character in а book or play, although not 
necessarily good. 
b) а good and brave man/woman. 
(adjective: 
heroic) 
heroic couplet 
-
 
а pair of lines in iambic pentametre
 
that rhyme.
 
heroic play - 
а grand play written in the Restoration period.
 
hexametre 
-
 
а line of verse with six metrical feet, used by the ancient 
Greek and Latin poets but not often used in English.