The cloud-spirits peeked from their silvery isles as the gathered laughter echoed skyward! The Man in the Moon caught the distant roar and said, "Ah, the old earth is lively tonight!" What literary genre does this passage represent?
Explanation
This passage is an example of Gothic fiction, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, such as personified celestial beings and eerie atmospheres. It is not an autobiography, fairy tale, or a general novel.