CNF Flashcards

1
Q

ELEMENTS OF FICTION AND DRAMA
P S C T

A

PLOT SETTING CHARACTERS AND THEME

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2
Q

THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS HAPPENING

A

PLOT

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3
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THE PLACE AND TIME IN WHICH THE EVENTS OF THE STORY TAKE PLACE

A

SETTING

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4
Q

THE PERSON, ANIMALS, OR FIGURES IN THE STORY.

A

CHARACTERS

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5
Q

THE CENTRAL IDEA, THESIS, OR OVERALL MESSAGE OF THE STORY

A

THEME

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6
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SHORT STORY IS AN EXTENSIVE PROSE NARRATIVE. T OR F

A

FALSE- SHORT STORY IS A BRIEF ARTISTIC PROSE FORM THAT CENTERS ON A SINGLE MAIN INCIDENT

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7
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NOVEL IS AN EXTENSIVE PROSE NARRATIVE. T OR F

A

TRUE- IT CONTAINS CHAPTER AND INTERLUDES

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8
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THIS IS CLASSIFIED INTO ACTS OR MAJOR DIVISIONS.

A

DRAMA

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9
Q

MOST COMMON DRAMA

A

ONE ACT PLAY

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10
Q

ALL STORIES MUST HAVE A POINT OF VIEW. T OR F

A

TRUE

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11
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THIS IS THE VANTAGE POINT OR ANGLE FROM WHICH THE READERS SEE HOW THE STORY UNFOLDS.

A

POV

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12
Q

THE USAGE OF POV IS EVIDENT IN A PLAY. T OR F

A

FALSE- WHAT IS VISIBLE IN A PLAY IS DIALOGUE

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13
Q

WORDS THAT ARE UTTERED BY THE CHARACTERS IN A PLAY

A

DIALOGUE

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14
Q

NARRATIVE DEVICES
FIFCD

A

FORESHADOWING
IRONY
FLASHBACK
CONFLICT
DEUS EX MACHINA

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15
Q

USED IN FICTION AND DRAA TO HINT AT WHAT IS TO HAPPEN NEXT IN THE STORY. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?

A

FORESHADOWING

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16
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OCCURS WHEN WORDS ARE USED MEAN THE OPPOSITE OF THEIR ACTUAL DIFFERENCES. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?

A

IRONY

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17
Q

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?

A

FLASHBACK

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18
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SHOWCASES OPPOSING OBJECTIVES, EX. MAN VS MAN , MAN VS SELF, ETC. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?

A

CONFLICT

19
Q

EMPLOYMENT OF A CONTRIVED ELEMENT IN THE PLOT TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT AND ACHIEVE AN ENDING. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?

A

DEUS EX MACHINA

20
Q

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?

A

DEUS EX MACHINA

21
Q

POETRY DEVELOPED WAY BEFORE PROSE DID. T O F

A

TRUE

22
Q

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF POETRY

A

ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE BEAUTY
IMAGINATIVE
MUSICAL AND RHYTMICAL
USES METAPHORICAL OR SYMBOLIC, NOT DIRECT
MORE CONCENTRATED THAN PROSE
MAKES USE OF BREVITY AND CONCISENESS

23
Q

POETRY DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE BEAUTY. T O F

A

FALSE

24
Q

PROSE IS MORE CONCENTRATED THAN POETRY. T OR F

A

FALSE- POETRY IS MORE CONCENTRATED.

25
Q

POETRY MAKES USE BREVITY AND CONCISENESS. T O F

A

TRUE

26
Q

THE GOOD GUY WHO OPPOSES THE VILLAIN WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

HERO

27
Q

THEY ARE OFTEN STRONGER OR BETTER THAN HUMAN BEINGS AND POSSES GOD LIKE TRAITS/ ABILITIES.

A

HERO/ HEROINE

28
Q

IN MODERN FICTION THIS CHARACTER IS JUST LIKE US.

A

LEAD CHARACTER

29
Q

HE DOES NOT FIT THE TRADITIONAL HEROIC MOLD. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

ANTIHERO

30
Q

AN OLDER OR MORE NEUTRAL TERM THAN HERO. HE OR SHE IS THE PERSON WHOM READERS MOST CLOSELY IDENTIFY. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

PROTAGONIST

31
Q

PROTAGONIST’S OPPONENT. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

ANTAGONIST

32
Q

SERVES AS A CONTRAST TO THE MAJOR CHARACTER TO HIGHLIGHT PARTICULAR QUALITIES OF THE LATTER. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

FOIL

33
Q

GOD AND SATAN. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

FOIL

34
Q

HARRY POTTER AND DRACO MALFOY. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

FOIL

35
Q

LEAD CHARACTERS ARE MORE COMPLEX THAN MINOR CHARACTERS. T O F

A

TRUE

36
Q

THESE CHARACTERS ARE UNIMPORTANT. THEIR ONLY USE IS TO ADVANCE THE PLOT. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

MINOR CHARACTERS

37
Q

SIDE CHARACTERS, USEFUL FOR THE PLOT, PREDICTABLE, COMEDIC EFFECT. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

FLAT CHARACTERS

38
Q

STOCK CHARACTERS, OR STEREOTYPES WHO ARE CAPABLE OF ADVANCING THE PLOT BUT REQUIRE THE BAREST OUTLINES OF DESCRIPTION. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

FLAT CHARACTERS

39
Q

MORE REALISTIC, HAVE LIGHT AND DARK. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

ROUND CHARACTERS

40
Q

THE CHAARCTER’S CAPACITY FOR CHANGE. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

DYNAMIC CHARACTER

41
Q

DO NOT EXPERIENCE BASIC CHARACTER CHANGES. WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?

A

STATIC

42
Q

When the intended
meaning of a statement is the
opposite of what is said. What kind of irony?

A

Verbal irony

43
Q

When the expected
outcome is directly contradicted.
What kind of irony?

A

Situational irony

44
Q

When we know
significant information that key
characters do not.
What kind of irony?

A

Dramatic irony