Under Fiction!

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prose

composed freely; does not have measurements

fiction

invented or imagined

short stories

fictional narrative that is shorter than novel

novel

long fictional narrative; many characters and story plots.

gothic

One of the earliest forms; remains popular today

historical

creates the atmosphere, customs, and events of actual historical period.

psychological

complex emotional lives of the characters; detective stories, spy thrillers, and fantasies

satire

mocks or ridicules the stupidity of individuals

gentle and witty, forced and bitter

two sorts of satire

parables

short tales for which moral or religious lesson is drawn

romances

medieval tales dealing with love and adventures of kings, queens, etc.

drama

written to be acted out on stage

comedy

ends happily; overcome obstacles

tragedy

serious and importnat themes; figure meets destruction

farce

comic play; physical buffoonery are used to make us laugh.

characters

figure of a literary work

flat characters

single idea of quality

round characters

three dimentional complexity

plot

major events, sequence of major events

point of view

vantage point from which a narrative is told; forst or third person

setting

combination of place and time

setting

may differ form the specific of an individual

style

author's type of diction, syntax, etc

themes

central or dominating idea in a literary work

themes

also indicates a message or moral implicit in any work of art.