1. A novel with different definitions
generally describes an event or story in words, with time, place, characters, story plot, ending and other elements, and has a complete narrative of the occurrence, development and end of the whole story. The characters are generally fictional and mainly describe the psychological activities or actions of the characters.
Prose generally uses words to truly record the author's thoughts and feelings about life, life and life, and his love and praise for nature such as mountains and rivers or human feelings such as affection, friendship and love. She can express her feelings on one or several themes. Although her plot is simple and her lines are single, it is always around the theme.
Second, different angles
Novels are suitable for objective description, even the first-person novels are written objectively; Prose, on the other hand, is suitable for subjective expression. Even writing objective things often has subjective views. Third, different ways of expression
The novel focuses on the actions of the characters, and their thoughts, emotions, personalities, etc. are all expressed in the actions. Even if some natural scenery is occasionally described, it is still for the actions of the characters; Prose doesn't have to focus on the actions of characters, just write a plot, a mood and a landscape, and it can also be a good essay. ?
Fourth, the description methods are different
The novel must be described in detail, even if it is a discussion, a feeling or a statement of an idea, it must also be included in the specific description; Prose can make abstract remarks, such as explaining an idea, an emotion and an argument.
Extended materials
The characters, plot and environment are the three elements of the novel. Plots generally include four parts: beginning, development, climax and ending, and some include prologue and ending. Environment includes natural environment and social environment. ?
novels can be divided into novels, novellas, short stories and mini-novels (short stories) according to their length and capacity.
According to the content of performance, it can be divided into science fiction, case-solving, legend, martial arts, romance, fan, official, etc. According to the system, it can be divided into chapter novels, diary novels, epistolary novels and autobiographical novels. According to the language form, it can be divided into classical Chinese novels and vernacular novels.
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