fictional prose
Made-up written stories
Fictional prose is narrative writing that tells invented stories in ordinary language rather than verse.
The term distinguishes novels, short stories, and novellas from poetry, drama, and nonfiction.
Her fictional prose explores small-town American life.
Most modern fiction falls into this category.
- once upon a timeTraditional narrative opening
- point of viewOne's particular outlook
- first personGrammatical self-reference perspective
- third personGrammatical category for others
- narrative voiceWho speaks the story
paragraph · novel · short story · page turner · Victorian literature · chapter · epic · dialogue · fairy tale · modernism · fable · protagonist · character arc · plot development · stream of consciousness · inner monologue · setting · characterization
- Greek LiteratureHomer, myths, Greek poetry, fables, Iliad
fictional prosenonfiction
Literature about real events
journalism · memoir · reportage · investigative journalism · news writing
fictional prosepoetry
Metrical literary composition
verse · epic poetry · lyric poetry · dramatic verse · blank verse
fictional prosetechnical writing
Clear explanation of complexity
legal documents · instructional manuals · reference works · textbooks · business writing
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