Fiction
Fiction is derived from Latin word
“Fictionem” menas ‘something devised or feigned’.
Fiction descries something which is
imaginary or invented.
Fiction is that type of literary
narrative which has imaginary people, places or events.
It is based on imagination or events
which are not real.
It is mostly fictitious account of
something.
It is mostly in narrative form.
It is described in an imaginary
form.
It is a story that did not actually
happen in real life.
It is based on imagination than on fact.
It did not actually happen in real
life.
Its examples are: Jane Eyre, Great
Expectations.
Types: Novel, Novella Short story Fantasy Mystery Romantic Thriller
Science, Horror, Humour, Contemporary.
Novel:
It is that fictional work which
should contain atleast 50000 word and more than 120 pages.
Novella:
It contains words within the range
of 20000 to 5000 .
It should not have more pages from
60 to 120.
Short Story:
It is a fictional work with the word
limit of 1000 to 20000 words only.
It should have 25 to 30 pages only.
Fantasy:
It is a story in fantasy world. It
concentrates on imaginary elements.
It is full of magic.
It deals with anything that a writer
can imagine outside of reality.
Its examples are The Last Unicorn, The Lord of
Rings, The lies of Lock Lamora, and Harry Potter books.
Folklore:
In this are included old cultural stories such
fairytales, fables, myths, legends, and tall tales etc.
Historical:
These are based on real history.
Mostly it has real story but fictional
characters.
Its action has been taken place in
the past.
Its examples are: A Tale of Two
Cities, The White Queen, The Name of the Rose, Innocent Traitor.
Mystery:
This is a story about crime.
It creates a mysterious situation
and solves that.
2It is that novel in which a
detective solves a crime.
Its protagonists are mostly
detective.
Its examples are: Agatha Chistie’s
And the There were none, Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskerville,
Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl,
Realistic
Fiction:
In this are included stories which seem to be real
but actually are not real.
Its examples are: Jane Eyre.
Romantic:
In this are included love story.
Its examples are: Jasmine Guillory’s
The Wedding Date, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Science Fiction
and Fantasy:
It depicts an imagined future with
developed scientific and technological achievements.
It deals with imaginary concepts
that might happen in the future.
It also imagines about major
environmental and social changes.
Its examples are: George Orwell’s
1984, Amitabh Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome, Audrey Niffeneggar’s The Time
Traveler’s Wife, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.
Thriller/Suspense:
This is a story which makes us
nervous and agitated.
The give the readers heightened
feelings of suspense.
Its examples are: The Girl With No
Past.
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