Genres
What is fiction?
What is...literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation
What is the exposition?
What is...the background info readers need to jump right into the story’s world
What is the classic battle between light and dark, altruism and antagonism called?
What is...Good vs Evil
What is first person?
What is...told from the point of view of the protagonist (uses pronouns such as I, we, me, etc)
What is character vs self?
What is...your main character must overcome something within themselves to achieve their goal
What is non-fiction?
What is...literature based in fact
What is the rising action?
What is...the moments in your story that lead up to the climax
What is can be a force for good that inspires people to sacrifice themselves for others, or a toxic force that drives people to madness or violence?
What is...Love
What is second person?
What is...the reader is addressed directly and may even become a character of sorts in your story (uses pronouns such as you, your, etc)
What is character vs character?
What is...someone is standing in our protagonist’s way
What is a novel?
What is...an invented prose narrative of significant length and complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience
What is the climax?
What is...the primary turning point and what your story has been building towards
What is characters see the errors of their ways and strive to right the wrongs they’ve committed, making for an uplifting tale?
What is...Redemption
What is third person?
What is...the reader is a bystander, observing the actions of the characters as told by an ‘outside narrator’ (uses pronouns such as he, she, they, etc)
What is character vs nature?
What is...our characters are against some kind of natural force (such as tornadoes, hurricanes, etc)
What is a memoir?
What is...any nonfiction narrative writing based on the author's personal memories
What is the falling action?
What is...beginning to wrap everything up (aftermath of climax)
What is the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity?
What is...Courage and Perseverance
What is third person omniscient?
What is... narrator knows everything going down in the story. As a reader, we can learn the inside thoughts and feelings of all the main characters
What is character vs society?
What is...characters are battling oppressive societal norms
What is a biography?
What is...the life history of an individual, written by someone else
What is the resolution?
What is...the time to show the next step in your characters’ lives
What is a story that follows one or more characters during their journey of growing up into adulthood?
What is...Coming-of-Age
What is third person limited?
What is...our narrator has access to only one character’s inside thoughts and feelings
What is character vs supernatural?
What is...pitting characters against phenomena like ghosts, gods, or monsters raises the stakes of a conflict by creating an unequal playing field