CNF Flashcards
ELEMENTS OF FICTION AND DRAMA
P S C T
PLOT SETTING CHARACTERS AND THEME
THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS HAPPENING
PLOT
THE PLACE AND TIME IN WHICH THE EVENTS OF THE STORY TAKE PLACE
SETTING
THE PERSON, ANIMALS, OR FIGURES IN THE STORY.
CHARACTERS
THE CENTRAL IDEA, THESIS, OR OVERALL MESSAGE OF THE STORY
THEME
SHORT STORY IS AN EXTENSIVE PROSE NARRATIVE. T OR F
FALSE- SHORT STORY IS A BRIEF ARTISTIC PROSE FORM THAT CENTERS ON A SINGLE MAIN INCIDENT
NOVEL IS AN EXTENSIVE PROSE NARRATIVE. T OR F
TRUE- IT CONTAINS CHAPTER AND INTERLUDES
THIS IS CLASSIFIED INTO ACTS OR MAJOR DIVISIONS.
DRAMA
MOST COMMON DRAMA
ONE ACT PLAY
ALL STORIES MUST HAVE A POINT OF VIEW. T OR F
TRUE
THIS IS THE VANTAGE POINT OR ANGLE FROM WHICH THE READERS SEE HOW THE STORY UNFOLDS.
POV
THE USAGE OF POV IS EVIDENT IN A PLAY. T OR F
FALSE- WHAT IS VISIBLE IN A PLAY IS DIALOGUE
WORDS THAT ARE UTTERED BY THE CHARACTERS IN A PLAY
DIALOGUE
NARRATIVE DEVICES
FIFCD
FORESHADOWING
IRONY
FLASHBACK
CONFLICT
DEUS EX MACHINA
USED IN FICTION AND DRAA TO HINT AT WHAT IS TO HAPPEN NEXT IN THE STORY. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
FORESHADOWING
OCCURS WHEN WORDS ARE USED MEAN THE OPPOSITE OF THEIR ACTUAL DIFFERENCES. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
IRONY
EMPLOYED BY AN AUTHOR OR PLAYWRIGHT TO USE PAST EVENTS THAT WILL HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT. UTILIZED TO HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
FLASHBACK
SHOWCASES OPPOSING OBJECTIVES, EX. MAN VS MAN , MAN VS SELF, ETC. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
CONFLICT
EMPLOYMENT OF A CONTRIVED ELEMENT IN THE PLOT TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT AND ACHIEVE AN ENDING. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
DEUS EX MACHINA
a person or thing that appears or is introduced into a situation suddenly and unexpectedly and provides an artificial or contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.
- BRITANNICA
WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
DEUS EX MACHINA
POETRY DEVELOPED WAY BEFORE PROSE DID. T O F
TRUE
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF POETRY
ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE BEAUTY
IMAGINATIVE
MUSICAL AND RHYTMICAL
USES METAPHORICAL OR SYMBOLIC, NOT DIRECT
MORE CONCENTRATED THAN PROSE
MAKES USE OF BREVITY AND CONCISENESS
POETRY DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE BEAUTY. T O F
FALSE
PROSE IS MORE CONCENTRATED THAN POETRY. T OR F
FALSE- POETRY IS MORE CONCENTRATED.
POETRY MAKES USE BREVITY AND CONCISENESS. T O F
TRUE
THE GOOD GUY WHO OPPOSES THE VILLAIN WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
HERO
THEY ARE OFTEN STRONGER OR BETTER THAN HUMAN BEINGS AND POSSES GOD LIKE TRAITS/ ABILITIES.
HERO/ HEROINE
IN MODERN FICTION THIS CHARACTER IS JUST LIKE US.
LEAD CHARACTER
HE DOES NOT FIT THE TRADITIONAL HEROIC MOLD. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
ANTIHERO
AN OLDER OR MORE NEUTRAL TERM THAN HERO. HE OR SHE IS THE PERSON WHOM READERS MOST CLOSELY IDENTIFY. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
PROTAGONIST
PROTAGONIST’S OPPONENT. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
ANTAGONIST
SERVES AS A CONTRAST TO THE MAJOR CHARACTER TO HIGHLIGHT PARTICULAR QUALITIES OF THE LATTER. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
FOIL
GOD AND SATAN. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
FOIL
HARRY POTTER AND DRACO MALFOY. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
FOIL
LEAD CHARACTERS ARE MORE COMPLEX THAN MINOR CHARACTERS. T O F
TRUE
THESE CHARACTERS ARE UNIMPORTANT. THEIR ONLY USE IS TO ADVANCE THE PLOT. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
MINOR CHARACTERS
SIDE CHARACTERS, USEFUL FOR THE PLOT, PREDICTABLE, COMEDIC EFFECT. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
FLAT CHARACTERS
STOCK CHARACTERS, OR STEREOTYPES WHO ARE CAPABLE OF ADVANCING THE PLOT BUT REQUIRE THE BAREST OUTLINES OF DESCRIPTION. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
FLAT CHARACTERS
MORE REALISTIC, HAVE LIGHT AND DARK. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
ROUND CHARACTERS
THE CHAARCTER’S CAPACITY FOR CHANGE. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
DYNAMIC CHARACTER
DO NOT EXPERIENCE BASIC CHARACTER CHANGES. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
STATIC
When the intended
meaning of a statement is the
opposite of what is said. What kind of irony?
Verbal irony
When the expected
outcome is directly contradicted.
What kind of irony?
Situational irony
When we know
significant information that key
characters do not.
What kind of irony?
Dramatic irony
