Important terms Part I: Fiction

A tale is a type of literary work characterized by a particular form, style, or purpose.

A subplot is the primary plot in a work of fiction or drama.

Action in a literary work can only refer to physical events, not verbal ones.

Genre is categorized solely based on formal contextual features.

The narrator and the speaker are always the same in a work of fiction.

Pacing refers to the duration of episodes in relation to each other, but not in relation to the time they would take in real life.

The rising action always begins with a twist in the plot.

The climax is the moment when the fate of the characters is decided, but it does not involve a change from one state of things to its opposite.

The falling action brings a release of emotional tension and moves us away from the resolution of conflicts.

An epilogue is a common part of the conclusion that provides commentary on the story's small significance.