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Fiction Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plot | the series of events related to a central conflict |
| exposition | introduction to the story, setting, and characters and gives background information |
| rising action | conflict is developing and intensifying |
| climax | the high point of interest or suspense |
| falling action | events after the climax |
| resolution | the point at which the central conflict is ended or resolved |
| conflict | the struggle for a character (can be internal or external) |
| 3 different forms of conflict | person vs person, person vs nature, and person vs society |
| flashback | when an event that occurred earlier is presented |
| forshadowing | when writers present hints or clues to events that will occur later in a story |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| first person POV | narrator uses "I" or "we" |
| second person POV | narrator uses "you" and addresses the reader directly |
| third person limited POV | insight into the mind of only the narrator or one other character |
| third person omniscient POV | reveals the thoughts of all or most characters to the reader |
| narrator | character or speaker who tells a story |
| character | an individual who takes part in the action of a literary work |
| protagonist | the main character; has the central role in a story |
| antagonist | the person/thing working against the protagonist (can be a person or some sort of conflict) |
| round and flat characters | round- shows emotional complexity and development flat- exhibit a single quality |
| static and dynamic characters | static- remain the same throughout the story dynamic- affected by plot events and can change |
| characterization | the act of creating or describing a character |
| motivation | the force(s) that drive a character to think feel, or behave in a certain way |
| dialogue | conversations between 2 or more characters |
| dialect | the way characters might speak (accents and different languages) |
| indirect and direct characterization | indirect- showing what characters say, do, or think and showing what other characters say or think about them direct- describing the physical features, dress, and personalities of the characters |
| setting | the time and place where the story happens |
| 5 types of sensory details | sight, sound, taste, smell, touch |
| mood | the emotion created in the reader by part or all of a story |
| theme | the central idea in a literary work |
| symbol | anything that stands for or represents both itself and something else |
| stated and implied themes | stated- theme is directly stated implied- theme must be searched for and thought about |
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