LITERARY Elements of fiction

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LITERARY Elements of fiction Fiction is writing that tells about imaginary characters and events. All works of fiction share basic structures and elements.

TYPES OF FICTION

NOVELS long works of fiction with a plot in which characters face a problem in a specific time and place. may have subplots, or minor stories within the major story

NOVELLAS Works of fiction that are longer than short stories but shorter than novels

Has characters, a setting, and a plot SHORT STORIES Brief works of fiction Has characters, a setting, and a plot Has a single conflict, no subplots Meant to be read in one sitting

LITERARY ELEMENTS OF FICTION

CHARACTERS Fictional characters are made up people or animals, although they may seem real in realistic fiction.

PLOT The plot is the series or sequence of events that make up a story. A subplot is a minor story within a larger story. The conflict is the problem that occurs in the plot.

SETTING The time and place of the story may be a real time and location or a made-up place.

NARRATOR The narrator tells the story. Once upon a time…

POINT OF VIEW Point of view is the perspective of a character in the story

CHARACTERISTICS OF NONFICTION

Nonfiction deals only with real people, events, or ideas. It is narrated or told from the author’s perspective (point of view). Nonfiction has a tone that reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject. Nonfiction reflects a writer’s purpose, reason for writing. This might be to explain, persuade, inform, or entertain.

Types of Nonfiction Literary Nonfiction Biographies tell the stories of someone’s life. They are usually written in third person point of view. Autobiographies tell the stories of the author’s life and are usually written in first person point of view. Memoirs and personal narratives are real memories about specific events.

Informational Texts Essays are brief written works on a particular subject Procedural Texts tell how to complete a task, solve a problem, or perform procedures. They are often written in second person. Speeches are works that are delivered orally to an audience.