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is a long narrative that is normally
in prose, which describes fictional
characters and events, usually in
the form of a sequential story.
Prose - written or spoken
language in its ordinary form,
without metrical structure.
Narrator
Theme
Plot
Setting
Tone
Characters
Point of View
oNarrator
-the mind from which all aspects
of the story are necessarily told
o Theme
one or more direct or indirect
statements about the human
condition as evidenced through the
work as a whole
 Plot
the series of events which make up
the story, traditionally, conflict,
climax, denouement, and conclusion
Setting
the place, the time, and the social
circumstances of the work.
Tone
The general attitude of the author
toward the characters or the subject
matter of the book.
 Characters
the sentient or non-sentient
beings alive or dead who are the
actors of the events
Point of View
perspective from which a work is
told, 1st 3rd; omniscient, limited
 Picaresque novel
 Historical novel
 Sentimental novel
 Psychological novel
 Picaresque novel
- being a type of fiction
dealing with the episodic
adventures of a usually
roguish protagonist
-telling a story about the
adventures of a usually
playful and dishonest
character.
 Historical novel
-is a literary genre in which
true and fictional actions takes
place in the past. The term
refers in particular to long
prose narratives. The setting is
drawn from history, and often
contains historical persons.
 Sentimental novel
– any novel that exploits
the reader’s capacity for
tenderness, compassion, or
sympathy to a
disproportionate degree by
presenting a beclouded or
unrealistic view of its
subject.
 Psychological novel
- work of fiction in which
the thoughts, feelings, and
motivations of the characters
are of equal or greater
interest than is the external
action of the narrative.
Mysteries
Science fiction
Fantasy
Westerns
 Mysteries
A mystery is about a crime,
usually a murder, and the
process of discovering who
committed it. The hero(ine) is
usually a detective or an
amateur doing detective work.
Science fiction
Science fiction is fiction that
imagines possible alternatives to
reality.
Fantasy
Like science fiction, fantasy
is about imaginary worlds. But
the imaginary part of fantasy
novels usually involves magic,
where the imaginary part of
science fiction involves science
or technology.
Westerns
Westerns normally take place in
the Western U.S. (although
sometimes in other locations), most
often during the 19th century.
Common elements include
cowboys, ranchers, the difficulties
of frontier life, frontier justice,
and conflicts between natives and
settlers.
Stream of consciousness
Postmodern literature
 Stream of
consciousness
is a narrative device used in
literature "to depict the multitudinous
thoughts and feelings which pass
through the mind. Another phrase for
it is 'interior monologue'.
* multitudinous - very numerous.
 Postmodern
literature
is literature characterized by
heavy reliance on techniques like
fragmentation, paradox, and
questionable narrators, and is
often (though not exclusively)
defined as a style or trend which
emerged in the post–World War
Novel

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Novel

  • 1.
  • 2. is a long narrative that is normally in prose, which describes fictional characters and events, usually in the form of a sequential story. Prose - written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
  • 4. oNarrator -the mind from which all aspects of the story are necessarily told o Theme one or more direct or indirect statements about the human condition as evidenced through the work as a whole
  • 5.  Plot the series of events which make up the story, traditionally, conflict, climax, denouement, and conclusion Setting the place, the time, and the social circumstances of the work. Tone The general attitude of the author toward the characters or the subject matter of the book.
  • 6.  Characters the sentient or non-sentient beings alive or dead who are the actors of the events Point of View perspective from which a work is told, 1st 3rd; omniscient, limited
  • 7.  Picaresque novel  Historical novel  Sentimental novel  Psychological novel
  • 8.  Picaresque novel - being a type of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist -telling a story about the adventures of a usually playful and dishonest character.
  • 9.  Historical novel -is a literary genre in which true and fictional actions takes place in the past. The term refers in particular to long prose narratives. The setting is drawn from history, and often contains historical persons.
  • 10.  Sentimental novel – any novel that exploits the reader’s capacity for tenderness, compassion, or sympathy to a disproportionate degree by presenting a beclouded or unrealistic view of its subject.
  • 11.  Psychological novel - work of fiction in which the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of the characters are of equal or greater interest than is the external action of the narrative.
  • 13.  Mysteries A mystery is about a crime, usually a murder, and the process of discovering who committed it. The hero(ine) is usually a detective or an amateur doing detective work.
  • 14. Science fiction Science fiction is fiction that imagines possible alternatives to reality.
  • 15. Fantasy Like science fiction, fantasy is about imaginary worlds. But the imaginary part of fantasy novels usually involves magic, where the imaginary part of science fiction involves science or technology.
  • 16. Westerns Westerns normally take place in the Western U.S. (although sometimes in other locations), most often during the 19th century. Common elements include cowboys, ranchers, the difficulties of frontier life, frontier justice, and conflicts between natives and settlers.
  • 18.  Stream of consciousness is a narrative device used in literature "to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind. Another phrase for it is 'interior monologue'. * multitudinous - very numerous.
  • 19.  Postmodern literature is literature characterized by heavy reliance on techniques like fragmentation, paradox, and questionable narrators, and is often (though not exclusively) defined as a style or trend which emerged in the post–World War