Yes. There is the back story of origin which tells how things started, the development back story which shows how things changed over time, and the motivation back story which reveals why characters act the way they do.
The types are: personal back story of characters (their memories, experiences), historical back story of the story's world (wars, important events in the past), and back story related to the main conflict (previous attempts to solve the problem, origin of the conflict).
Sure. There's tragic love like in 'Titanic'. There's also comical love, where the couple's relationship is full of funny situations. And the epic love, which often involves great deeds and sacrifices.
Sure. There are victims, killers, and those who try to stop the killers.
Sure. There are detective, police procedural, noir, cozy mystery, legal thriller, historical crime fiction, thriller, and spy novel types.
The main types of genre in fiction are action, which has a lot of exciting and fast - paced events; detective, which is all about solving mysteries; and young adult, which targets teenage readers with stories relevant to their age group.
Sure. There are novels, short stories, and novellas in literary fiction.
There are happy endings where things turn out great. Then sad ones that are, well, sad. And also cliffhanger endings that leave you hanging.
Sure. There are military, biographical, period - piece, and alternative history types of historical fiction.
Yes. There's the post - apocalyptic type where the world has been destroyed and survivors are struggling. Another is the totalitarian type where freedom is highly restricted. And then there's the consumer - driven dystopia where people are slaves to consumerism.
Sure. Some types are adventure, mystery, and romance.
Some types are supernatural horror, real - life - inspired horror, and horror involving some sort of malevolent force.