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Fiction Vocabulary

Important words to understand when reading fiction

TermDefinition
FICTION prose writing that tells about imaginary or false characters and events
CHARACTER a person, animal, or thing that takes part in the action of the story
CHARACTERIZATION the act of creating or developing a character
STATIC CHARACTER a character that does not change in the story
DYNAMIC CHARACTER a character that changes throughout the story
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION the author clearly states a character’s traits
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION the author gives clues about a character, but you have to decide what the character is like
ANTAGONIST a character or force in conflict with the main character
PROTAGONIST the main character in a story
CLIMAX the most exciting or suspenseful part of the story
CONFLICT a struggle or problem in a story
DIALOGUE a conversation between characters where quotation marks clarify speakers’ words
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE writing not meant to be interpreted literally
FORESHADOWING the use of word clues that help the reader to predict the future events in a story
IMAGERY the use of words to create pictures for the reader
METAPHOR two different objects are compared to each other
SIMILE two different objects are compared to each other using ‘like’ or ‘as’
TONE/MOOD using details to create a specific feeling in a story
PERSONIFICATION a nonhuman object is given human characteristics
PLOT the events that take place in a story
SETTING the time and place of a story
SYMBOL a thing that represents or stands for something else
THEME the central message of a story
Created by: hudakl123
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