Fiction Fiction Prose Myth - A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or writing that heroes, or the causes of natural phenomenon tells about Fantasy - Highly imaginative writing that contains elements imaginary not in real life (Harry Potter) characters and events. Historical Fiction - Stories that include or focus on significant historical events (To Kill A Mockingbird) Mystery - A story that involves the reader in guessing who committed the crime or deed. Science Fiction - Fictional stories that center upon scientific elements. Plot The Exposition - The part of a story or play that explains the sequence of background or makes conflict clear. events in a Climax - High point in a story, point of most intense literary interest, and point of no return. work. Resolution – The tying up of loose ends and the end of a story The Protagonist way an -The main character in a literary work who author reveals drives the plot forward his characters. Antagonist - The person or thing that opposes the Can be done protagonist. directly or Static Character - A character who remains the same indirectly. (mentally) throughout a story Dynamic Character - A character who changes (mentally) throughout a story
Fiction Fiction Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events. Myth - A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes, or the causes of natural phenomenon Fantasy - Highly imaginative writing that contains elements not in real life (Harry Potter) Historical Fiction - Stories that include or focus on significant historical events (To Kill A Mockingbird) Mystery - A story that involves the reader in guessing who committed the crime or deed. Science Fiction - Fictional stories that center upon scientific elements. Plot The sequence of events in a literary work. Exposition - The part of a story or play that explains the background or makes conflict clear. Climax - High point in a story, point of most intense interest, and point of no return. Resolution – The tying up of loose ends and the end of a story The way an author reveals his characters. Can be done directly or indirectly. Protagonist -The main character in a literary work who drives the plot forward Antagonist - The person or thing that opposes the protagonist. Static Character - A character who remains the same (mentally) throughout a story Dynamic Character - A character who changes (mentally) throughout a story
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