a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

the decisive moment in a novel or play

a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

the part of a play, novel, etc that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.

a story of an adventure

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

a story dealing with love

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

a prose narrative shorter than a novel

the decisive moment in a novel or play

a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

the part of a play, novel, etc that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.