Fiction Vocabulary

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Fiction

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stories that are made up

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Novel

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typically longer than short stories, allowing for in-depth exploration of characters, plotlines, and themes

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Short Story

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fictional narrative; typically shorter than a novel, focusing on a single plot, a limited number of characters, and a concentrated time frame

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Characters

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people, objects, or animals that participate in the action of a story

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Plot

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sequence of events that make up the action of the story

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Setting

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the place where a story unfolds and the time (past, present, future) when the action takes place

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Theme

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the message about life, human nature, or society that the author wants the reader to understand

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Contemporary fiction

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takes place in the present day

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Fable

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a story that has a moral or lesson

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Science Fiction

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about science & technology of the future