writing that is made up rather than true

fiction that is usually ten to twenty pages long

long work of fiction

fiction that deals with gods and goddesses and were once religious in nature

fiction that exaggerates the adventures of a hero, but is grounded in historical fact

fiction set in the distant past, usually has a happy ending

type of fiction that has characters, setting, and plot that could exist in reality

type of fiction that uses historical events

sequence of events in a story; development of the central conflict and resolution; often it is "episodic"

beginning of a story; characters and setting are introduced

main conflict of the story is introduced

complications or events leading up to the climax (most of the story happens here)

turning point or most suspenseful part of the story

occurs after climax; loose ends begin to become "tied up"

very end of story; all conflicts are resolved

problem

problem inside a character

problem a character has with an outside force (another character, nature, society, technology)

person or animal in a story

hero

villain or bad guy

ways to learn about characters --

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who is the narrator in the story? DO NOT LOOK at the dialogue (character in the story or outside narrator not a part of the story)

character in the story is the narrator and uses pronouns - I, me, my, etc.

outside narrator tells what is happening in the story; pronouns used are - He, she, they, his, her, etc.

feeling of anxious curiosity about what is to happen next

words characters speak aloud

subject of a work of literature; may be expressed in a word or two

truth about life revealed in a work of literature

hints about what is going to happen later in a story

overall emotion of a story

difference between what is expected to happen and what really happens, or what someone says and what he actually means

an educated guess

a decision reached based on the evidence

force that moves or drives a character to behave in a certain way

attitude the writer takes towards the audience, a subject, or a character

time and place of a story's action