Quarter 1-literary terms maci

Novella

A fiction work that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.

Novel

a long work of fiction

Authors purpose

The reason an authour writes;could be to inform,persuade,or entertain

authors perspective

the. authors opinio and/or attitude about hos or her topic

prediction

to tell in advanced the outcome of a story or event

point of view

the perspective or advantage point from wich a story is told

imagery

words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses

nonfiction

writing that gives information or states the author’s perspective about a subject

fiction

a form of writing that tells a story about made-up characters and events

autobiography

the story of the writer’s own life, told by the writer

biography

a form of non-fiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person

characters

a person or an animal that takes part int he action of a literary work

narrator

a speaker or character who tells the story

setting

the time and place in which events of a story happen

conflict

a struggle or problem in a story between two forces that creates tension that must be resolved

genre

a division or a type of literature

historical fiction

when writers base fictional stories on real events from the past

Flashback

A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past

Foreshadowing

The authors use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story

External conflict

One in which a character struggles against some kind of outside force, such as another person another one may occur between a character and some force in nature

Internal conflict