A PIECE OF WRITING THAT COMES FROM THE AUTHORS OWN IMAGINATION NOT TRUE / REAL BUT. HOLD BE BASED OFF ON REAL EVENTS.

USUALLY REVOLVES AROUND A SINGLE IDEA. SHORT STORIES ARE MEANT TO BE READ IN ONE SETTING.

MUCH LONGER AND MORE COMPLEX USUALLY INVOLVING MÚLTIPLE STORY LINES, BUT STILL FICTION

PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR IMAGINARY CREATURES IN A PIECE OF LITERATURE

CHANGE, LEARN AND GROW. KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM WHILE WE READ MORE ONTO THE BOOK

HOW THE CHARACTER IS DEVELOPED BY THE WRITER IN THE STORY

THE TIME, PLACE, AND MOOD OF A STORY. USUALLY TIME + PLACE = MOOD

THE CHAIN OF EVENTS OR WHAT HAPPENS IN A STORY

SETS THE STAGE, CHARACTERS INTRODUCED, SETTING DESCRIBED, CONFLICT BEGINS

PLOT GETS MORE COMPLEX, CHARACTERS STRUGGLE TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO CONFLICT, SUSPENSE BUILDS

EVENTS FOLLOWING CLIMAX. PRICES PUT BACK TOGETHER

STORY ENDS, LOOSE ENDS TIED UP OR SOME LEFT OPEN IN CASE OF SERIES