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2: About Fiction

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:

  • explain the difference between fiction and non-fiction, short stories and novels.
  • describe the key elements of fiction.
  • discuss the meanings of “tone,” “diction,” and “syntax."
  • identify the major elements of a plot.
  • identify character, setting, and theme.
  • differentiate between internal and external conflict.


This page titled 2: About Fiction is shared under a CC BY-NC license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Heather Ringo & Athena Kashyap (ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative) .

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