Creative writing- Fiction Flashcards
Component 3
What is an exposition?
Providing essential background info about main characters, themes, ideas and worlds of the story
What is narrative voice?
Perspective from which a story is told
1st- personal experience (I)
2nd- no thought process (you)
3rd- multiple views (they)
What is the tenor of a sentence?
What is described
not the same as in spoken language
could often be a noun e.g. “My mum”
What is the vehicle of a sentence?
What the tenor is desrcibed as
e.g. ‘My mum is a dragon’- dragon is the vehicle
What is the ground of a sentence?
Transferrable attributes
has to be relevant to context of sentence
e.g. ‘My mum is a dragon’- dragon suggests angry, monsterous, big teeth, breathe fire
What should be considered when writing up a commentary?
4 main focuses
GENRE- What genre is the text, what gives this away?
TOPIC- field of writing, what helps suggest this
AUDIENCE- who is writing aimed at, what suggests this (primary, secondary, tertiary)
PURPOSE- what is writing intended to do (inform, advise, entertain etc)
What are some possible conventions of the fantasy genre?
Magic
High/ low fantasy
Create escapism
Conflicts between forces
Magical/ mythical creatures
What are stylistics?
A branch of linguistics that systematically analyses the writer’s choices in order to study meaning
look at context and relate this to why writer has made this choice
What are the conventions of the historical fiction genre?
There are 7
CHARACTER- are they believable for this period? why?
LANGUAGE- why is this kind language used?
SETTING- believable? intended effect?
THEME- what? contributing factors?
PLOT- believable? why?
CONFLICT- what? why is it important?
WORLD BUILDING- easy to imagine? why?
What is the tone of the text?
Refers to author’s attitude towards a certain topic
can also be used in a commentary
What is anaphoric referencing?
opposite to cataphoric referencing
Referring to/ replacing a word that will be used later on in the text
e.g. Mr O’Connor was a teacher. He was from Blackpool- ‘he’ is referencing Mr O’Connor
What is a cataphoric referencing?
opposite to anaphoric referencing
Referring to/ replacing a word that will be used later on in the text
e.g. He was trapped. James had no way out- person isn’t identified first, they are only referred to
What is exophoric referencing?
Referring to someone/ something outside of a conversation or text
only works when there is ‘shared knowledge’
e.g. ‘These events always brought out the worst in my Mary. These events brought out the worst in me.’- reader already knows what events are prior to reading this sentence (shared knowledge)
What is direct speech?
Sentence in which the exact words spoken are reproduced in speech marks
e.g. “Come here!”
What is indirect speech?
Sentence where the main points of what someone has said are reported
e.g. “Come here!”, she bellowed. (this uses a speech tag)
e.g. She spoke to him very rudely.
What are some possible conventions of the sci-fi genre?
Scenarios that challenge reality
Aliens (villians)
Alternate universes
Superpowers/ special FX
Conflict
Technology
Space
Futuristic ideas
What is the passive voice?
Object is placed first in the sentence structure.
can make sense without the subject (by Rebecca)
e.g. ‘The ball was kicked by Rebecca.’
What is the active voice?
The subject is placed before the object in a sentence.
does not make sense without the subject
e.g. ‘Rebecca kicked the ball.’
What are some possible conventions on the romance genre?
Conflict, emotion
Meetings
Female- centric
Male lead
‘Happily Ever After’
Weather and pathetic fallacy
Romantic gestures
Stereotypical romance
What is a cliche?
Something that is overused so much that it loses it’s original meaning
What does it mean to ‘subvert’ the genre?
Go against typical stereotypes and cliches, avoids typicalities of the genre
e.g. subverting romance- have the characters not live ;happily ever after’
What is the mood of a text?
An attitude or feeling expressed by the writer
What is a centripetal force?
relates to the positioning of the mood, where it should be introduced
The mood must be set out in the opening
What is a euphemism?
A mild/ indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh.
‘it’s edgy, it’s french’- considered fashionable- speaker is trying not to sound harsh with their point
What is a disphemism?
A derogatory/ unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one
e.g. ‘it’s unsalvagable’- said as though it will never be the same again (overdramatic), being negative and doubtful, insulting
What is an epistolary?
e.g. Frankenstein, Diary of Wimpy Kid etc
A story told through a series of diary entries and letter
What is a frame narrative?
e.g. Titanic- pans from wreckage to Rose’s perspective/ experiences
A story within a story, within sometimes yet another story
What are some conventions of the horror genre?
-death
-victims
-tension and suspense
-questions human nature
-dramatic irony/ restricted info
-monologues ponticating the nature of evil
What is fallibility?
Capable of making mistakes
e.g. Politicians are no different to other humans; they are fallible.
What do the suffix ‘-centric’ mean?
Being in the middle of something/ focused around something
What does androcentric mean?
Men focused/ men only
What does allocentric mean?
Others focused/ others at the centre
What does egocentric mean?
Full of yourself/ egotisticle/ yourself at the centre
What does ethnocentric mean?
Culture based (only focused on one culture)
What does anthropocentric mean?
Humans at the centre
What does theocentric mean?
Religion at the centre
What is a dramatic monologue?
A speech given by an individual character to express their inner thoughts and feeling.
What 3 aspects does dramatic discourse often include?
-Character (soul conscience of character- feelings, emotions etc)
-Revelation (insight/ attitude that creates drama implied)
-Climax (monolgue comes towardsa a climatic ending)
What are the conventions of dramatic monologues?
-stage directions
-emotions
-first person narrative
-uninterrupted flow
What is a concept?
An abstract idea that can underpin the way we think and behave.
