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    The document discusses C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, two famous British fantasy writers. It provides a quote from Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and analyzes elements that indicate it is from a fantasy story. Additionally, it examines a quote from Lovecraft's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and asks what indicates it is also from a fantasy story.

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    C.S. Lewis: Lewis was a British fantasy writer.

    He
    was a contemporary and friend of Tolkien and wrote
    learning genres the Chronicles of Narnia series.

    Fantasy "But what does it all mean?" asked Susan when they
    were somewhat calmer.
    "It means," said Aslan, "that though the Witch knew
    The fantasy genre is a type of fiction. Fantasy sto- the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which
    ries cannot happen in the real worldthey are she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to
    purely imaginary. Fantasy stories include make- the dawn of Time.But if she could have looked a little
    believe animals, magic, monsters and other further back, into the stillness and the darkness be-
    things that do not exist in our reality. They can fore Time dawned, she would have read there a dif-
    take place in the past, present or future, but usu- ferent incantation. She would have known that when
    ally do not take place on Earth (at least not the a willing victim who had committed no treachery
    Earth we are familiar with). Many beloved child- was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack
    hood series such as Lord of the Rings are great ex- and Death itself would start working backwards."
    amples of the fantasy genre. Can you think of any
    others? -The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950)


    Name some of the words and elements of this quote
    that tell you it is fantasy.

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    fantasy
    J.R.R. Tolkein: Tolkein was a British fantasy writer H.P. Lovecraft: Lovecraft's books covered many
    and scholar like his friend C.S. Lewis. He is prob- genres. His otherworldly themes were partly inspired
    ably the most famous fantasy writer in the world. He by Edgar Allen Poe, and like him, his books greatly
    wrote the Lord of the Rings series. advanced all the genres they covered.

    The stars were out in a dark sky above the trees. He the marble cloud-city of Serannian, that lies in ethe-
    thought of the jewels of the dwarves shining in dark real space beyond where the sea meets the sky
    caverns. Suddenly in the wood beyond The Water a Shining still is the bronze of the great gates, nor are
    flame leapt up - probably somebody lighting a wood- the onyx pavements ever worn or broken..
    fire - and he thought of plundering dragons settling
    on his quiet Hill and kindling it all to flames. He - The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1927)
    shuddered; and very quickly he was plain Mr Bag-
    gins of Bag-End, Under-Hill, again.
    -The Hobbit (1937) How do we know that this quote is from a fantasy
    story?

    What elements of this quote tell you it is fantasy?

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    fantasy
    All fantasy stories have mythical char-
    acters that we cant find in real life:
    trolls, wizards, flying bear-dogs
    you name it! Now its time to come
    up with your own character for your
    fantasy story. Is it an animal? Or is it
    more like a human with special pow-
    ers and physical features? Draw a pic-
    ture of your character in the box to
    the right, and write a paragraph de-
    scribing who he/she/it is, what they
    do and where they live.

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