6th Literature-Basic Vocab

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6th Literature-Basic Vocab

fiction
made up stories that are pure products of the imagination
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fiction made up stories that are pure products of the imagination
oral tradition oldest form of fiction coming from unknown storytellers
myth stories created by ancient peoples to explain their world
fable a very brief teaching tale
moral the lesson taught by a fable
folk tale ficitonal tale by an anonymous author passed down for generations
fairy tale a type of folk tale that begins with "once upon a time" and has fantastical elements
legend an epic with some basis in historical fact, such as King Arthur
tall tale wildly exaggerated folk tales
genre category
short story a fictional work with 5 to 20 pages
novel a longer fictional story with 100+ pages
novella a fictional work with 20-100 pages
purpose reason
prediction educated guess
protagonist the main character, sometimes the hero, in a story
antagonist one who opposes; the enemy of the main character
setting the time and place when a story occurs
conflict a struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces
internal conflict a struggle within the character's mind; emotions
external conflict a struggle with an outside force (weather, another character, the setting)
dialogue conversation between two or more characters
flashback a scene that breaks the normal time order of the story to show a past event
foreshadow the use of clues to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
plot series of related events that make up a story
theme a life lesson learned from a work of literature
nonfiction prose writing that deals with real people, events, and places without changing any facts
biography the story of a real person's life, written or told by another person
autobiography the story of a person's life, written or told by that person
prose any type of writing that is not poetry

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