it is important to remember that all literary works cannot always be easily classified into a single genre. Moreover‚ literary works which might be classified as belonging to one genre might possess many qualities more typical of other genres. For example‚ Shakespeare’s Macbeth is classified as drama‚ but in many respects takes the form of poetry. In other words‚ sometimes the differences between categories like drama‚ poetry‚ and the short story are not so easily defined. Often a short story might
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* General Tips * Non-Fiction * Fiction * Poetry * Fire Starters Creative Non-Fiction If representing and exploring the “real” by writing in the genre of creative non-fiction is your goal‚ we hope these tips about what creative non-fiction is‚ as well as some pointers on a few genres that are considered creative non-fiction (memoir and the personal essay) can help you. We have also included some links to some well-known examples of creative non-fiction to give you a sense of what
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Non-fiction is one of the two main divisions in writing‚ the other form being fiction. Non-fiction is a story based on real facts and information . Non-fiction is a narrative‚ account‚ or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are believed by the author to be factual. These assertions and descriptions may or may not be accurate‚ and can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question‚ however‚ it is generally assumed that authors of such accounts believe them
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The Elements of Fiction Plot‚ Setting‚ Character‚ Conflict‚ Symbol‚ and Point of View are the main elements which fiction writers use to develop a story and its Theme. Because literature is an art and not a science‚ it is impossible to specifically quantify any of these elements within any story or to guarantee that each will be present in any given story. Setting might be the most important element in one and almost nonexistent in another. Just as a Crime Scene Investigator cannot approach a
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"The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life." Stated Henry James in "The Art of Fiction" page 437. I agree with Mr. James that feelings and ambitions formed in characters do represent life. The idea of characters and how real they should is represented in page 440. <br> <br>Characters‚ in my opinion‚ form the novel itself. It is the characters and incidents corresponding in a novel‚ which make a good one. There are two kinds of characters: the round character
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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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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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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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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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Scientifiction: “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” Going back to the past or even travelling into the future using time travel to alter one’s present might be a thing in science fiction movies or books today but it is not an impossible thing to do sometime in the future. Ten years or two hundred years who knows but it will be a part of our lives. Scientifiction might be unrealistic in terms of the technology or mythical/supernatural characters used in them but it is not just another
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