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Fiction Elements Voc

Vocabulary and Questions on the elements of fiction.

Internal conflict Created when the main character undergoes an emotional struggle. The conflict is within the characters own heart or mind.
External conflict Struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot
Foreshadowing The use of such clues to hint what is going to happen in a story.
Direct Characterization In which writers plainly tell us about the people who inhabit their fictional words.
Indirect characterization The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance,
Round character Warm, funny brainy, like a real person
Flat Has one or two traits
Static Does not change in the course, opposing character
Dynamic Seems to live and breathe who grows and changes throughout the story.
Omniscient narrator Not in story, knows all, never refers and him or herself.
First person Character in story who talks to us, first person
Unreliable Biased about of ignorant of what has actually occurred.
Third person limited Plays no part in story but tells it.
Allegory A story in which the characters, setting and action stand for something beyond themselves.
Verbal Irony Occurs when someone says one thing but means the other.
Situational irony The opposite of what you thought would actually happen.
Dramatic irony feeling of suspenseful helplessness, knows whats gonna happen and character doesn't.
Ambiguity When we are not certain what has happened and what will.
Tone The attitude of a speaker or writer takes towards the subject character or audience.
Voice His or her unique use of word choice or language and style.
symbol An object, event, person or animal that stands both for itself and something else.
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