English - Prose Flashcards
“ordinary writing”, made up of sentences and paragraphs, no metrical (or rhyming) structure
Prose
short story, novel, novella, folk tale
Fiction
essay, article, biography, autobiography
Non-Fiction
imagined characters and events
Fiction
facts about people, places, things, and events
Non-Fiction
focused on one major character, theme, and setting
while grounded to a basic plot
short story
more complex as it centers on many characters, plots and
subplots, themes, and conflicts
novel
a short novel that is usually 20-100 pages long
novella
a story with no known author featuring fantastic elements passed down by word of mouth
folk tale
series of events in a story
plot
imaginary people, animals, etc. in a story
characters
vantage point from which a story is told
point of view
author-centered; manner of presenting the work
tone
reader-centered; overall feeling or atmosphere created by the
work
mood
universal message about life
theme
