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Fiction Vocabulary

Literary Terms

QuestionAnswer
Falling Action When the events of a story are coming to an end.
Climax The turning point of a story. (Can be exciting!)
Resolution The conclusion (ending) of a story.
Rising Action The action in the story is building.
Exposition The introduction/beginning of a story.
Plot The sequence of events that make a story.
Setting The time and place of a story.
Conflict The problem.
Man vs. Man When two characters have a problem.
Man. vs. Self When a character has a problem making up his mind or with something he did. (Internal Conflict)
Man vs. Nature When a storm or animal event creates a problem for a character.
Man vs. Society When everyone else believes or does something that causes a problem for a character.
Characterization Using looks, words, actions and thoughts to describe a character.
Protagonist The main character.
Antagonist The force (person or thing) working against the protagonist.
Point of View The perspective the story is told from. (The way a story is told.)
1st Person When the main character is telling the story about themselves. (I, me)
2nd Person When person 1 is telling person 2 a story that happened to person 2. (You, we)
3rd Person When an outsider is telling a story that happened to someone else. (He, she, they)
Flashback When the author stops the current story to tell a story that happened in the past.
Foreshadow When an author gives hints about what may happen in the future of the story.
Static (Flat) Character A character who stays the same throughout a story.
Dynamic (Round) Character A character who changes throughout the story.
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