Questions and Answers
Which work is an example of digi-fiction as described in the text?
Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
What is a distinguishing feature of illustrated fiction, as mentioned in the text?
It contains no text at all
In what way do graphic novels differ from illustrated fiction?
They tell stories using words and pictures in sequence
What is a defining characteristic of manga according to the text?
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Which term is synonymous with digi-fiction as described in the text?
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What role does the internet website play in digi-fiction?
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Which work can be classified as a graphic novel based on the description provided?
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'Amerimanga' refers to what type of content?
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'Triple Media Literature' involves the combination of which three media forms?
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'The Death of Captain Marvel' would most likely fall under which category?
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Study Notes
Flash Fiction
- Varieties of flash fiction include six-word stories, dribble or minisaga (50 words), drabble or microfiction (100 words), sudden fiction (750 words), and flash fiction (1,000 words)
- Examples of six-word stories: "For sale: baby socks, never worn" by Ernest Hemingway and "Longed for him. Got him, Shit" by Margaret Atwood
Creative Nonfiction
- Also known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction
- Uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives
- Examples: "1000 Gifts" by Ann Voscamp and "Wind, Sand, and Stars" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Science Fiction
- A genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, and extraterrestrial life
- Explores the potential consequences of scientific innovations
- Examples: "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins and "Kingdom of Ash" by Sarah J. Maas
Blog
- A website containing short articles called posts that are updated regularly
- Can be written by one person or multiple people
- Example: Laureen Uy's "Break My Style", one of the most followed blogs in the country
Hyper Poetry
- Digital poetry that uses links and hypertext mark-up
- Can involve variable word order or moving parts
- Typically found online, but can exist on CD-ROM or diskette
- Earliest examples date back to the mid-1980s
Literary Genres
Pre-Colonial Period
- Oral Literature: Folk tales, epics, and legends passed down orally
- Examples: "Epic of Gilgamesh", one of the earliest known works of literature
Japanese Period
- Haiku: A form of poetry originating in Japan
Illustrated Fiction
- 50% of the narrative is presented without words
- Examples: "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick and "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan
Digi-Fiction
- Also called Triple Media Literature
- Uses a combination of book, movie/video, and internet website to tell a narrative
- Examples: "Skeleton Creek" by Patrick Carman and "Level 26" by Anthony Zuiker
Graphic Novels
- Narratives told in comic-strip formats and published as a book
- Examples: "Archie Comics" by John Goldwater and illustrator Bob Montana, and "The Death of Captain Marvel" by Jim Starlin
Manga
- The Japanese word for comics
- Refers to all comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan
- Examples: Japanese manga, and Amerimanga (manga-style comics created by American artists)
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