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GED RLA: Fiction

This stack reviews common terminology related to fiction.

TermDefinition
fiction writing that an author invents or creates
figurative language words say one thing but mean another EX: Rivers of tears rushed down my face.
literal language words mean exactly what it says EX: I cried. Tears ran down my face.
alliteration created by using a pattern of sounds, usually those that begin with a consonant EX: Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.
analogy a way of explaining one thing by comparing it to another thing that is not otherwise alike EX: Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in.
hyperbole an extreme exaggeration found in literature EX: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
idiom a saying that does not make sense literally EX: It's raining cats and dogs outside.
imagery language that appeals to the senses EX: Her face blossomed when she caught a glimpse of him.
metaphor a comparison between two unlike things where one thing becomes the other; does not use "like" or "as" EX: His smile is a ray of sunshine that makes people feel happy, no matter how down they are.
personification a type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were a person EX: Laugh and the world laughs with you.
pun using a word that suggests two or more meanings or the meaning of another word with a similar sound, usually in an effort at humor EX: My friend was telling me bird puns, so I said, "Toucan play at that game."
simile a comparison between two unlike things, using "like" or "as" EX: The pirate's eyes were black as coal.
symbol a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself EX: The American flag represents America and symbolizes freedom.
plot series of related events in a story
rising action the character(s) attempt to resolve a problem or conflict
climax the highest point of the story, where the tension is greatest
falling action where the author ties up any loose ends in the story
resolution end of the story
character a person in a story
main character the person about whom the story is written
dialogue what the character says (his or her tone, words, topics)
setting tells when and where the story takes place
narrator the person who tells a story
first person narrator is part of the story (I, we, me)
second person narrator is talking to the reader (you, your)
third person narrator is outside the story (she, they, he, names)
theme the main or central idea about life that the author wants to communicate
point of view the narrator's position in relation to the story being told
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