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GED RLA: Fiction
This stack reviews common terminology related to fiction.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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