The Happy Prince
by Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis—Fairy tale :

“The Happy Prince” is written in the form of a fairy tale. As is typical of the genre, the story has a short length, is driven by plot, and has a moralistic message. It also contains elements of the fantastical, such as animals that can speak and mystical lands that remove readers from their own world and engage the imagination.