Question

The way to recognize a piece of writing as fiction is that it's

A. based on actual events.
B. full of figurative language.
C. based on an invented story.
D. written to provide information.

Answer 1

C, because fiction writing is typically not based on anything true

Answer 2

The way to recognize a piece of writing as fiction is that it's based on an invented story.

Fiction is a Latin word 'fictio' which means "The act of fashioning, molding or making." Fiction refers to the literature which is created by imagination and is not presented through facts. However, fiction can be based on a true situation or story. Short story, novel, and novella are the types of literature in the fiction genre.