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fiction term
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| short story | a brief work of fiction |
| plot | sequence of events in a literary |
| exposition | a witing or speed that explains a process or present |
| narrative hook/inciting | attention grabber introduces the conflict |
| rising action | all the events |
| climax | the highest point of interest |
| falling action | follows the climax |
| denouement/resolution | tying up of loose ends |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| internal conflict | inside oneself man vs. himself |
| external conflict | outside oneself-man vs. man |
| flat character | show only one trait( 2-d) |
| roud character | show many |
| static character | doesn,t change |
| dynamic | the main character/hero/heroine |
| protagonist | the maindev |
| indirect characterization | provides clues |
| point of view | perspective of the person |
| allusion | a reference to a well-known person place event |
| dialogue | conversation between character |
| irony | portrays differences between appearance |
| verbal irony | when word are used to suggest |
| situational irony | when events occur |
| mood/atmosphere | the feeling created in work |
| narrator | person telling the story |
| setting | where and when the story takes place |
| suspense | a feeling of uncertainty |
| theme | the underlying point |
| tone | a writer,s attitud |
| symbol | anything that stand for something else |
| figurative language | not meant to be interpreted lierally |