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fiction terms

honors english

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protagonist main character in a fiction or drama attention is focused and sets the plot in motion
antagonist the charcter or force that opposes the protagonist often but not always the villian
plot a series of related events that from which the story is told
first person one of the characters is telling the story using the pronoun i
third person omniscent all knowing the person telling the story knows everthing there is know about the characters
third person limited the narrator focuses on the thought and feelings of justone character
setting the time or place where a story or play takes place
allusion reference to a person staement or event in literature
style the way the writer uses language
exposition learn about the characters and setting
rising action the plot thickens and conflicts emerge
climax moment of great emotion or suspence
falling action everything that happens after the climax
resolution problem gets solved and someone of something wins not every story has a resolution
novel fictional prose narritive usally consisting of 50000 words
fable very brief story that teaches a lesson
character person in a story poem or play
conflict struggle of clash between opposing charaters or opposing forces
point of view vantage point from which the story is told
theme central idea of a work of literature differs from subject theme is usally a sentance
mood a storys atmosphere or the feeling it evokes
symbolism using a symbol in a litery piece
dialect way of speaking that is a characters of a particular region or perticular group of people
irony contrast between expection and reality
Created by: Drane.M
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