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literary terms

TermDefinition
GENRE types of literature
FICTION is the writing that tells a story drown from the authhors imagination rather than from actual events.
MYSTERY is a story in which the character face a problem that seems to be beyond explanation
SCIENCE FICTION typically are set in the future , or they may be set in outer space.
FANTASY stories usually take place in made up worlds
NONFICTION is writing that is based on fact and tells about actual people, places, and events
AUTO BIOGRAPHY is the life of a real person , written by that person
BOIGRAPHY is a book about the life of another person
ESSAY presents the ideas of the author with the purpose of making the maing the =reader considering the topic.
DRAMA is a type of story wrtten to be acted out
SKIT is a brief sketch performed
PLOT is the pattern of events in a story
INTRODUCTION is the opening of a story where the author describes the setting introduces the characters and reveals the conflict
CONFLICT struggle between opposing forces in a study in a story on an which the narractive not only depend but uses to build and maintain reader interest
CLIMAX turning point of a story
RESOLUTION is the final event of a plot
SUBPLOT is an additional line of action in a story that in same way informs or supports the main plot
SUMMARIZING the plot a great way to figure out whether you understand the story
THEME is the central message or deeper meaning in a story , poem, play ,or other work of literature
EPIC a poem is a long narrative poem that tells about the extraordinary facts of a greatly legendary or national hero
POETRY is typically written in lines and stanzas .
FULL-LENGTH-PLAY is usually divided into three acts.
ONE-ACT-PLAY is a short play consisting of just a single act.
LYRIC poems expresses emotion
SONNET is a type of poem that usually has fourteen lines, each with ten sylables and an alternate-line rythm scheme
LITERARY ELEMENTS are the building blocks of writing
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