| A | B |
|---|
| fiction | is from an authors imagination |
| short story | usually revolves around a single idea and is short enough to be read in one sitting |
| novel | more thatn oe idea; longer |
| characters | people, animals, or imaginary creatures |
| setting | time and place |
| plot | sequence of events |
| conflict | a problem or a struggle between two or more opposing forces |
| exposition | sets the starge for the story, characters are introduced, setting described |
| complications | while characters struggle to find solutions to the conflict, suspence or feeling of excitement/energy bulid |
| climax | the highest of interest or suspence in the story, turning point when action reaches peal |
| resolution | occurs at the conclusion of the story. loose ends are tied up and story ends |
| suprise ending | an unexpected twist in the plot at the end of a story |
| nonfiction | writing about real people, places and events |
| informative nonfiction | provides factual information |
| literary nonfiction | based on actual people and events |
| autobiography | true story of a persons lif told by that person-journals, diaries, momoris |
| biography | true story of a person's life told my someone else |
| essay | nonfiction -that deals with one subject informal and formal |
| informal essay | reflect a writer's feelings about a topic |
| author's purpose | they write for many reasons-to entertain, to explain or inform, to express an opinion, or to persuade the reader to do or believe something |
