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Fiction Unit Vocabulary Review Lists 1-5

TermDefinition
Plot major events in a story
Characters people or animals in a story
Conflict the main problem
Theme the main point, lesson
Setting where and when the story takes place
Persuade to convince the audience
Inform/Explain to tell about something
Entertain to capture the audience/tell a story
Express to express feelings (usually in poetry)
1st Person told by one of the characters; “I”, “me”, “my”
2nd Person the narrator is speaking directly to the audience; “you”, “your”
3rd Person told by an observer not a character; “he”, “she”, “they”
Exposition the introduction/beginning of the story
Rising Action the events leading up to climax; building suspense
Climax the most intense part of the story; the turning point
Falling Action the events after the climax/turning point, that lead to the resolution
Resolution/Denouement solution; how the story turns out
External Conflict a struggle between a character and an outside force
Internal Conflict a struggle within the character’s mind
Man vs. Man conflict between two characters
Man vs. Self conflict between a character and his own thoughts/feelings
Man vs. Society conflict between a character and a large group
Man vs. Nature conflict between a character and a natural force
Man vs. Technology conflict between a character and some form of technology
Man vs. Supernatural conflict between a character and something that is not normal in some way
Tone author’s attitude
Mood feeling created by the story; reader’s emotions
Foreshadowing hinting at future events in the story
Flashback taking a break from present events to explain something that happened in the past
Imagery words meant to create a picture in the reader’s mind
Genre type or category of literature
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