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Elements of fiction
Study
Term | Definition |
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protagonist | the principal character in a work of fiction |
antagonist | someone who offers opposition |
theme | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work |
resolution | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem |
climax | the decisive moment in a novel or play |
plot | the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. |
conflict | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
mood | a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling |
tone | the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author |
exposition | an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse |