Shaggy dog story

Yarn called an Anglo-American literary sub- genre, which can be compared with yarns, urban legend, and short story. The partially outdated speech from spinning yarn belongs to this topic.

The Yarn is usually a long, rambling story of which is specified to have experienced it themselves or know someone who has experienced it and it is traditionally told around the campfire in friendly company.

It is also understood Yarn a lengthy joke; The Yarn is potentially infinite, as it is to tell through repetition and linkage points in chains stories.

Example: the story of the missing campers in the forest witches ( Blair Witch Project ), etc.

See also: yarn, Urban Legend, narrative

  • Literary genre
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