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Fiction

Fiction Vocab & Concepts

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Exposition: A: The start of the story where characters and setting are introduced.
Inciting Incident: A: The specific event that starts the main conflict.
Rising Action: A: A series of events where the tension builds and the protagonist tries to solve the problem.
Climax: A: The most intense moment or the major turning point of the plot.
Falling Action: A: The events that happen as a result of the climax, leading toward the end.
Resolution: A: How the story finally ends and the conflict is settled.
Simile: A: A comparison using "like" or "as" (The Gorgons chased him like eagles after a hare).
Metaphor: A direct comparison without using like or as (The "hounds of Death" were at his heels).
Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things (The sun "hid his face" in shame).
Hyperbole: An extreme exaggeration.
Onomatopoeia: Words that mimic sounds (The "rattle" of Medusa's wings).
Connotation: The emotional feeling a word carries (Positive, Negative, or Neutral).
Denotation: The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
Tone: The author's attitude toward the subject.
Mood: The atmosphere or feeling the reader gets from the setting.
Character Traits Determined by feelings, actions, sayings and thoughts. (F.A.S.T.)
Protagonist: The main character/hero.
Antagonist: The force or person working against the hero.
Author's Purpose: Why the author wrote text (Persuade, Inform, Explain)
Plot: How the author organizes fiction text.
Summary of Plot: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then.
Theme: The message or lesson in a fiction text.
Point of View: The "lens" an author uses to tell a story, which determines who is talking. (Pronouns give us hints)
Perspective: The way someone looks at a situation or the "angle" they see things from. (feelings)
Created by: gsaunders
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