Exam Lit

A type of literature with a certain style.

• Theme

• Setting

• Genre

• Flashback

Writing that is factual and true.

• Nonfiction

• Fables

• Drama

• Fiction

Narrative writing

• Foreshadow

• Fiction

• Biography

• Theme

Has a structure different from prose (using meter and rhyme).

• Poetry

• Novels

• Myths

• Essays

The sequence of events in a story.

• Theme

• Plot

• Subplot

• Flashback

This deals with human experiences found in all eras and cultures.

• Resolution

• Universal themes

• Character Traits

• Ballads

Contains a series of related actions, often revolving around secondary characters in the story.

• Theme

• Plot

• Parallel Plot

• Subplot

The underlying message of a written work that usually reflects a certain outlook on life.

• Subplot

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

A scene or event that has happened before the beginning of a story.

• Subplot

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Parallel Plot

A problem or struggle in a piece of literature.

• Motivation

• Description

• Narration

• Conflict