Elements of Short Story
Elements of Plot
Genres of Fiction
Genres of Non-Fiction
Techniques used in literary fiction
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it is a person, or sometimes an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.

What is Character?

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the conclusion of the plot

What is Denouement?

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This genre involves crime, mysterious circumstances, or puzzling

What is Mystery?

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designed to instruct readers on a particular topic

What is the purpose of Academic Texts?

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character-focused and driven 

What is a narrative?

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is a pattern of events that develops from the interactions between characters.

What is Plot?

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the start or the introduction of the story

Exposition

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This genre involves romantic situations, events, characters, and relationships

What is Romance?

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a close cousin of memoirs, and they recount an author's specific experience traveling somewhere.

What are Travel Guides and travelogues?

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allow a writer to convey a deeper meaning that goes beyond what's on the page

What is Literary Devices?

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the meaning behind events and characters' actions in a story

What is Theme?

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the most exciting part or the turning point of the story

What is Climax?

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involves imaginative fiction with a fictional universe, mythological characters, and a magical environment

What is Fantasy?

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focuses on the life story of a particular subject

What are Biographies, autobiographies,and memoirs?

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a constructed langue designed for aesthetic and phonetic pleasure

What is artistic language?

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is the time and place that a story occurs

What is Settings?

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the immediate reaction to the climax

What is falling action?

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This modern genre involves stories involving graphic images and pictures with them

What is Graphic Novels?

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is a broad subgenre if non-fic and one that encompasses many media.

What is Journalism?

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_______ in plot and subplots, with no set plot "formula" or conclusion.

What is Ambiguity in literature?

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is any problems that a character encounters in a story

What is Conflict?

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all of the events that take place leading up to the climax

What is Rising Action?

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It involves science stories, experiments, space travels, etc.

What is Science Fiction?

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consists of accurate accounts of historical eras and events.

What is History?

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exploration of _____, including the human condition and the power of nature

Philosophical Themes