Terms of prose fiction
Novel : a book length narrative in fictional prose
Novella : an intermediate length narrative in fictional prose
Short story : a short length narrative in fictional prose
Elements of Prose Fiction
Narrative techniques : identifiable convention or structure used in literature or story telling
Point of veiw : the perspective of the narrator
Characterization : the means by which information about a character's personality is conveyed in a narrative
Setting : the time and place in which a story takes place
Theme : the main idea of a work deals with
Plot : all the events of a story rendered towards the theme
Style : the particular way in which a writer chooses to write
Literary Devices
Imagery : "word pictures" conjured up in the mind of the reader based on the writers discription
Symbol : words or phrases that represent something else based on assosiation
Irony : humor based on words used to convey the opposite of their meaning. When a literary work or a situation in a such ends in the least expected way(usually completely opposite to expected) it is also said to be ironic
Sataire : is the use of witty and sarcastic writing to redicule people and their behavior.
Allusion : is the indirect reference to a person, place, thing or literary work in history or in another literay work
Structural Devices
Stream of Conciousness : Spontaneous, live or recorded performances wether they be music, film or dramatic , intended to capture the raw experience of the person portrayed.
Interior monolouge : the presentation of a characters emotions in a direct and sometimes fragmented manner. It is as if the chracter is speaking to themself aloud .
Flashback : the recounting of a situation that took place before the story being told
Foreshadowing : clues that apear within a piece that allow the reader to predict what will happpen in the future. it is usually used to help predict something unpleasant .
Time frame : is the space of time over which a literary work takes place.
Motif : a reoccuring subject, theme or idea within a literay work
Juxtaposition : two literary works that contrast each other
Types of Fiction
Young Adult
Womens
Romance
Suspense Thriller
Horror
Science Fiction
Mystery
Western
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