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Fiction Terms
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Short Story | A brief work of fiction |
| Plot | Sequence of events in a literary work |
| Exposition | A writing or speech that explains a process or presents information- introduces the characters, setting and basic situation |
| Narrative Hook/Inciting Incident | attention 'grabber'- introduces the conflict in a work of fiction |
| Rising Action | All the events leading up to the climax |
| Climax | the highest point of interest or suspense (point of no return) |
| Falling action | follows the climax -release of tension |
| Denouement/ resolution | "tying up of loose ends" - A general insight or change is conveyed |
| Conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| Internal Conflict | inside oneself- man vs man, man vs nature, man vs machine, man vs animal, man vs fate/supernatural, man vs society |
| characters | a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work |
| Dynamic Character | Develops and grows during the course of the work |
| Flat Character | shows only one trait (2-d) |
| Round Character | shows many(and sometimes conflicting) traits (3-d) |
| Static Character | Doesn't change during the course of the work |
| Protagonist | the main character/hero/heroine- the one with whom we empathize |
| Antagonist | the character who is against/oppose the main character |
| Direct Characterization | directly states a character's (straight from the author) |
| Indirect characterization | provides clues about a character by describing looks, action and words, as well as how other characters respond/ react |
| Point of view | 1st- "i" 3rd person(limited)- only 1 character's views/thoughts 3rd person(omniscient)- all knowing, any characters views/ thoughts |
| Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or art |
| Dialogue | conversation between characters |
| Irony | portrays differences between appearance and reality (or expectation and results) |
| verbal Irony | When words are used to suggest the opposite of what is actually meant |
| Situational Irony | when events occur that directly contradict the expectations |
| Mood/Atmosphere | the feeling created in a work |
| Narrator | person telling the story |
| Setting | Where and when the story takes place |
| Suspense | a feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of an event in a work |
| Theme | the underlying point or central message in a literary work |
| Tone | a writer's attitude- serious, humorous, etc. |
| Symbol | anything that stands for something else |
| Figurative Language | Not meant to be interpreted literally |
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