CELIT

literature

Fantasy

Stories that could not exist in real life, featuring fantastical settings and events, often with magical elements.

Fairy Tales

Stories that often involve magical characters and imaginary creatures.

Mystery

A genre where detectives try to solve a mystery.

Science Fiction

A genre that explores scientific and technological advances.

Fables

Short stories that convey morals, often featuring animals that act like people.

Realistic Fiction

Fiction that depicts stories that could happen in real life.

Historical Fiction

Stories that are set in the past based on true events in history, although they didn’t actually happen.

Short Story

A work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting, typically between 1,000 to 7,500 words.

Novel

An invented prose narrative of considerable length dealing imaginatively with human experience.

Novella

A work of fiction between 20,000 and 49,999 words.

Poetry

A form of literary art that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities to evoke meanings beyond the literal.

Fiction

Literary works that are not real and are created by imagination.

Nonfiction

Literary works that are 100% factual and share information.

Sonnet

A fixed verse form consisting of 14 lines with a prescribed rhyme scheme.

Ballad

A short narrative folk song, typically with a distinctive style, often telling a story.

Elegy

A poetic form expressing grief or sadness due to a loss.

Epic

A narrative style of poetry recounting heroic tales, often with formal language.

Ode

A ceremonious poem written in celebration or reflection of something significant.

Expository Text

Informational text that shares facts about a particular topic.

Biography

A written account based on a real person's life.

Simile

A figure of speech comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

Personification

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

Apostrophe

Addressing someone who is absent or a non-living object as if they were present.

Alliteration

The repetition of similar phonetic sounds within a phrase or sentence.

Assonance

The use of similar vowel sounds in successive words.

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

Metonymy

A figure of speech in which a related term is substituted for the word itself.

Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole.

Characters

Important elements of fiction that bring a story to life by being likeable and memorable.

Setting

The environment in which the characters live and experience their journey.

Plot

The sequence of events that make up a story.

Exposition

The part of the story that introduces characters, setting, and initial conflict.

Rising Action

The development of the conflict that builds tension in the story.

Climax

The turning point of a story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.

Falling Action

Events that unfold after the climax, leading toward resolution.

Resolution (Denouement)

The conclusion of the story, resolving conflicts and wrapping up the narrative.

Point of View (POV)

The perspective from which a story is told.

First-person POV

Narration in which the storyteller is a character in the story using 'I' or 'we'.

Third-Person Limited POV

Narration focusing on the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

Third-Person Omniscient POV

Narration that has knowledge of all characters' thoughts and emotions.