WHAT IS FICTION GREG ROZA THE BRITANNICA COMMON CORE LIBRARY FICTION
WHAT IS FICTION What Is Fiction Writers use their imagination to create a kind of literature called (cid:193)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:77)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:18)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:93)(cid:3)(cid:77)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:16)(cid:3) put them in a setting and give them feelings words and adventures Fiction is written in a style called prose which is much like everyday speech The other main type of (cid:84)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:87)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:77)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:193)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:77)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:16)(cid:3)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:77)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:3) is based on facts and true stories Many people enjoy reading fiction 4
5 (cid:49)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:193)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:77)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:83)(cid:81)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:3) in two main forms the novel and the short story A novel can tell a long and complicated story It can have many parts called chapters and many characters A short novel is sometimes called a novella Short stories are shorter than novels They usually have fewer characters and only a few important scenes Literature is writing that is usually considered to be a work of art Prose is the ordinary language used in speaking or writing You can find many works of fiction at your school or neighborhood library WHAT IS FICTION
