What is the genre codes and convention of the Fantasy genre?

Answer 1

Some of the conventions are:

- A hero
- Magic
- Good and Bad
- Struggle between good and evil
- The quest - the hero's quest
-Magic items
-Super natural creatures.
- Fantasy deals with the emotions
- Looks to the past
- Has a positive view of life.

Answer 2

The Fantasy genre typically includes elements such as magical powers, mythical creatures, and imaginary worlds. Common conventions include quests, good vs. evil themes, and hero's journeys. It often involves world-building, where authors create detailed settings with their own rules and logic.

Answer 3

Fairy Tales always have a moral - you need to come up with a good moral first, then write your fairy story to fit the moral.

Fairy tales almost always have a lot of personification - talking animals, humanized forces of nature or concepts like Honesty, even talking toasters!

Fairy tales have a specific hero or group of heroes, a specific villain, and a specific conflict (one per story).

Fairy tales usually (but not always) have a happy ending.

Answer 4

Castles and Forts

Royalty; the rich and the poor

Magic or the supernatural

Heroes and Villains

Good and Evil

Conflict

A romantic entanglement

Many have a setting that is divided into factions. This could be a city divided into social classes, or a continent divided by people with very contrasting cultures or species (like elves, for example). These are normally recognisable archetypes, so coming up with something really original in fantasy can be very difficult indeed.