| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Flashback | Jumping backward in the chronology of the narrative, often through a dream or musing sequence. |
| Folklore/Folktales | Stories and legends passed on by word of mouth, rather than written down. |
| Genre | Kind of type of literature; literary classification. Examples; Novel; Science Fiction |
| Hero | Character, usually the protagonist, who rises above and conquers the series of problems and events in the story. |
| Historical Novel | Full-length fiction book, using historical facts as its basis for plot and/or setting, but including imaginary characters and/ or dialogue |
| Imagery | Creation of mental pictures by pertinent word choice. Example: His leathery, sun-abused face was ridged like corrugated cardboard. |
| Interactive Fiction | Stories that give the reader choices in a way the plot develops by making certain decisions along the way. |
| Irony | Phrases or words with meanings quite different from those that are actually stated. Example: Brutus is an honorable man. |
| Gothic Novel | Novel with medieval setting suggesting mystery and/or horror. |
| Legend | Story handed down, generation to generation, often thought to be at least partially true historically. |
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