program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. Narrative structure – structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer. The narrative text structures are the plot and the setting. Monomyth – the hero's journey; it is the common template of a broad category of tales that involve a hero going on an adventure, and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed. Setting Setting – Milieu – Theme Theme – Motif – Style Writing style – Fiction writing – Fiction-writing mode – Continuity – Allegory – Symbolism – Tone – Types of fiction Literary fiction Literary fiction – type of fiction that focuses more on analyzing the human condition than on plot Genre fiction Genre fiction – plot-driven fiction Genres based on age of reader Children's literature – Young adult fiction – New adult fiction – Genres based on subject matter Mystery fiction – Detective fiction – Fantasy fiction – genre of fiction that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Science fiction – genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology, often in a futuristic setting. Exploring the consequences of such innovations is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Pornography – Erotica – works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions. Genres based on form Genres based on the length of the work Flash fiction - A work of fewer than 2,000 words. (1,000 by some definitions) (around 5 pages) Short story - A work of at least 2,000 words but under 7,500 words. (between about 10 and 40 pages) Novella - A work of at least 17,500 words but under 50,000 words. (90-170 pages). The boundary between a long short story and a novella is vague. Novel - A work of 50,000 words or more. (about 170+ pages) Epic - A long poem. Other genres Fan fiction Slash fiction Real person fiction Fictional elements Libraries in fiction Fictional animals – Fictional species – Fictional locations – Fictional universes – Fictional planets – Fictional countries – Fictional cities – :Category:Lists of fictional things All pages beginning with "List of fiction(al)..." All pages beginning with "Lists of fiction(al)..."