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Elements of Fiction
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theme | The central idea or unifying generalization implied or stated by a literary work |
| Antagonist | any force in a story that is in conflict with the protagonist |
| Flat | Character that can be summed up in 1 or 2 traits |
| Round | complex and many sided character |
| Stock | stereotyped character |
| Static | character who is the same at the end and the beginning of a story |
| Dynamic | individual who during the story undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of his character or outlook |
| Exposition | backround info that is needed to understand the story properly |
| Denouement | conclusion |
| Diction | author's choice of words |
| Connotation | a word's emotional meaning |
| denotation | a word's dictionary definition |
| Tone | author's attitude |