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    Fiction Essay

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    Engl 102 Fiction Essay Thesis and Outline Thesis: In both “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ the authors write to emphasize the sanctity of life through the conflicts endured by their main characters both implicitly and explicitly. I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement B. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson brief description C. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell brief description II. Characterization A. “The Lottery” by Shirley

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    Elements of Fiction

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    Elements of Fiction‚ pg. 358-364 There are specific elements that you can look for in a work of fiction‚ and for this class specifically‚ the short story. In order to determine if something is a complete story‚ you look for the following elements. These are also listed on the Fiction Terms sheet as the specific definitions that you will see on the exam. Plot: Plot is simply what happens in the story. Traditional plots have a beginning‚ rising action‚ a climax‚ falling action‚ and an end. Many stories

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    Crime Fiction

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    Study of Crime Fiction Since the form has never been perfected‚ it has never become fixed. The academians have never got their dead hands on it. It is still fluid‚ still too various for easy classification.(Horsley 1) While Raymond Chandler‚ the author of those words‚ would surely be against the classification attempted here‚ these “dead hands” of mine will attempt to share a study of what has been described as the most widely read type of literature: crime fiction. Crime fiction is the genre

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    Types of Fiction

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    Types of fiction 1. Flash fiction: Flash fiction has roots going back to Aesop’s Fables‚ and practitioners have included Bolesław Prus‚ Anton Chekhov‚ O. Henry‚ Franz Kafka‚ H.P.Lovecraft‚ Ray Bradbury and Lydia Davis. New life has been brought to flash fiction by the Internet‚ with its demand for short‚ concise works. A ready market for flash-fiction works is ezines; however‚ flash fiction is also published by many print magazines. Markets specializing in flash fiction include SmokeLong Quarterly

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    Fiction and Story

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    Genre: Descriptive * The Monkey’s Paw was a descriptive story because throughout the whole story they were describing the paw and throughout the Afterlife you will see Pamela describing her feelings on what happen to her brother Herbert. * Fiction Genre: Mystery * I picked mystery for the Monkey’s Paw because in the end of the story I wasn’t clear on what happen and in the afterlife things happened that no one knows but me. * Literary Device: Conflict * I picked conflict as my literary

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    Science Fiction

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    typical science fiction story‚ I find myself completely perplexed. But then again‚ what is exactly a ‘typical science fiction story’? Because many critics‚ I believe‚ would never say that nothing in the body of work of this eccentric writer is ‘typical’. Rather he would show all signs of ‘atypicality’‚ of eluding any specific genre classifications. But‚ then again‚ none of literary critics seem to agree or‚ rather‚ agree to disagree on the subject of the definition of term ‘science fiction’. But even

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    Modern Fiction

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    Woolf‚ a modernist writer‚ wrote Modern Fiction in which she claims that the traditionalist novelists like H. G. Wells‚ Arnold Bennett and Galsworthy are ‘materialists’. Materialist are writers who believed that the great force that impacts an individual is the environment. On the other hand‚ a modernist writer emphasises on impressionism and subjectivity in writing and how opinions are formed‚ rather than on what is perceived. She also wrote in Modern Fiction her famous quote “Examine for a moment

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    Detective Fiction

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    Ask Why? The most important part of any type of book or story is that it be interesting. This proves to be particularly important in detective fiction as well. What could be more interesting than having a crime committed in front of you‚ given all (or most) of the details and still not be able to figure it out? This is exactly how detective fiction authors draw people into these stories and books. By weaving an intricate and interesting plot full of fascinating characters‚ and all types of details

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    Science Fiction

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    Introduction This is a speech about science fiction. Today I will be talking about two science fiction texts‚ Avatar and Transformers. I will also be talking about the science fiction genre and what it is. Science Fiction Science fiction is made up of real life science technology‚ mixed with the world of fiction and make believe. By doing this I feel it brings more excitement to the novel or movie‚ making it easier to read‚ or watch‚ and relate to. We all love the world of make believe‚ as this

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    Gothic Fiction

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    Gothic fiction combines the elements of Horror and Romance. This genre consists of fear‚ darkness‚ heroes‚ villains‚ and love. If you ask me those are very contrasting subjects. The name “Gothic Fiction” comes from medieval architecture. That is why this style of writing took place mostly in the medieval era. The writing style puts emphasis on atmosphere‚ using its surrounds to build suspense in the reader. Horace Walpole is believed to be the inventor of the genre. His first

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