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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fiction | Prose narratives that are invented rather than factual, created to reveal truths about life through imagination. |
| Nonliterary fiction | Writing based on real people and events whose main purpose is to inform rather than to provide artistic experience. |
| Fable | A very brief story, often using animals as characters, designed to teach a clear moral lesson. |
| Tale | A simple narrative, usually traditional, focused on events more than character complexity. |
| Tall tale | A humorous story built on extreme exaggeration, often involving legendary heroes with impossible abilities. |
| Fairy tale | A traditional story involving magic, fantasy, or supernatural elements, often with a clear struggle between good and evil. |
| Moral | The explicit lesson or ethical teaching a story is meant to convey. |
| Plot | The carefully arranged sequence of events in a story, showing how actions lead to consequences. |
| Dramatic situation | The central conflict or set of circumstances that creates tension and drives the story forward. |
| Exposition | The opening part of a story that introduces background information about characters, setting, and situation. |
| Complication | Events that intensify the conflict and make resolution more difficult. |
| Hero | A main character admired for courage or integrity who faces and responds to conflict. |
| Suspense | The feeling of anticipation or anxiety readers experience while waiting to see what happens next. |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues planted early in a story that suggest future developments. |
| Crisis | A decisive moment when the conflict reaches a point requiring a critical choice or action. |
| Climax | The point of greatest intensity where the central conflict is directly confronted. |
| Dénouement | The concluding portion of the story in which conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up. |
| In medias res | A narrative technique in which the story begins in the middle of the action. |
| Flashback | A shift backward in time used to provide background or deepen understanding of characters or events. |
| Short story | A brief fictional narrative that usually focuses on a single conflict or insight. |
| Scene | A unit of action occurring in a specific place and time, often involving dialogue. |
| Setting | The time, place, and social environment in which a story takes place. |
| Epiphany | A moment when a character experiences sudden insight or realization. |
| Narrator | The voice or character who tells the story. |
| Point of view | The perspective from which the story is told. |
| Omniscient narrator | A narrator who knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all characters. |
| Naive narrator | A narrator whose limited understanding allows readers to grasp meanings the narrator does not. |
| Unreliable narrator | A narrator whose version of events cannot be fully trusted. |
| Stream of consciousness | A narrative method that attempts to capture the continuous flow of a character’s thoughts. |
| Interior monologue | Direct presentation of a character’s thoughts in a more organized form than stream of consciousness. |
| Motivation | The reasons behind a character’s actions and decisions. |
| Flat character | A character defined by a single trait and lacking complexity. |
| Round character | A fully developed character with depth, contradictions, and growth. |
| Allusion | A brief reference to a historical, literary, or cultural figure or event. |
| Antihero | A central character who lacks traditional heroic qualities but remains the story’s focus. |
| Tone | The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through language and style. |
| Style | The distinctive way an author uses language, sentence structure, and imagery. |
| Diction | An author’s choice of words. |
| Protagonist | The main character who drives the action of the story. |
| Antagonist | The character or force that opposes the protagonist. |
| Verbal irony | A contrast between what is said and what is actually meant. |
| Sarcasm | A harsh or mocking form of verbal irony intended to wound or ridicule. |
| Ironic point of view | A perspective that allows readers to perceive meanings beyond the narrator’s understanding. |
| Cosmic irony | Irony suggesting that fate or the universe thwarts human expectations or plans. |
| Theme | The central idea or insight about life expressed by a literary work. |
| Science fiction | Fiction that explores imagined scientific or technological developments and their effects on humanity. |
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