PROSE FICTION

WHAT IS PROSE FICTION?

• It is a narrative written without a metrical pattern that tells an imaginary
or invented story.
• Unlike nonfictional, fictional prose is partly or wholly created from a
writer’s imagination.
• The most common genres of prose fiction is Novels and Short stories.
 NOVELS • EXAMPLES:

Novels can explore many

different characters,
environments, and events.
The story can be enriched
with subplots and
complications that add
perspective, dynamism, and
interest to the novel.
 SHORT STORIES • EXAMPLES:

Short stories need to focus on

a few characters, a limited
number of environments, and
just one sequence of events.
They cannot afford to digress
or add unnecessary
complications to the plot.