Terms
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Eyes of the Author
Genre Basics
Types of Fiction
100
a division or type of literature
What is genre
100
the name of a story, book, or movie
What is the title
100
the speaker that tells the story
What is the narrator
100
this broad category of writing tells about imaginary characters or events
What is fiction
100
a fictional work based on a historical event or true character
What is historical fiction
200
a story composed orally and passed down from person to person
What is folktale
200
the one who write the story
What is the author
200
elements of fiction and fantasy combined with scientific fact that is usually set in the future
What is science fiction
200
this broad category of writing presents and explains ideas about real people, places, objects, or events
What is nonfiction
200
a story where a puzzle or crime needs to be solved
What is mystery
300
the when and where a story takes place
What is the setting
300
a person or animal who takes part in the story
What is the character
300
the deeper message, lesson or moral behind the story
What is the theme or moral
300
a story where the plot has a beginning, middle and end
What is narrative
300
a work of fiction based on elements not found in real life usually with magic
What is fantasy fiction
400
the sequence of events in a story- the what happens
What is the plot
400
the main character
What is the protagonist
400
the view of who is telling the story
What is point of view
400
work of nonfiction that someone writes about the life of someone else
What is biography
400
a made up tale involving gods, heroes, or origins of nature
What is a myth
500
the turning point in the story
What is climax
500
the character who struggles against the main character
What is the antagonist
500
the act of creating and developing a character
What is characterization
500
a work of nonfiction that someone writes about his own life
What is autobiography
500
a widely told story about the past that has no foundation of true or not-John Henry
What is a legend
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