"Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary."
Storytelling that involves imaginative or invented elements, such as characters, settings, and events.
Characterization: The process by which the character of a fictional person is revealed.
Plot: The sequence of events that make up a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Setting: The time, place, and cultural environment in which a story takes place.
Theme: The underlying message or central idea of a work of fiction.
Point of View: The perspective from which a story is told, including first-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient.
Dialogue: The conversation between characters in a story.
Narrative Structure: The organization of a story, including linear, non-linear, or circular.
Symbolism: The use of symbols to represent deeper meaning or ideas in a story.
Foreshadowing: The use of clues or hints to suggest what will happen later in the story.
Irony: The use of words or situations to convey a meaning opposite to its literal sense.
Tone: The author's attitude towards the subject matter of a story.
Style: The way in which an author uses language to convey meaning and emotion in a story.
Imagery: The use of vivid and descriptive language to create mental images in the reader's mind.
Motif: A recurring theme, subject, or idea in a story that contributes to the overall meaning.
Conflict: The struggle between two or more opposing forces, including internal and external conflicts.
Foils: Characters who are used to highlight a contrast with another character, typically the protagonist.
Suspense: The feeling of anticipation or uncertainty created by an author to keep the reader interested in the outcome of the story.
Cultural Context: The social, political, and economic conditions that influence the setting and plot of a story.
"Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility."
"In a traditional narrow sense, 'fiction' refers to written narratives in prose – often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories."
"More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games."
"Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary."
"Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility."
"...refers to written narratives in prose – often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories."
"...fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium..."
"...live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games."
"...portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary."
"Fiction is any creative work...in ways that are imaginary."
"Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with...plausibility."
"Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary..."
"Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility."
"...fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium..."
"In a traditional narrow sense, 'fiction' refers to written narratives in prose – often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories."
"...fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium..."
"...fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium...video games."
"...fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium...radio dramas."
"...fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium...live theatrical performances."