ELEMENTS OF FICTION Flashcards
SETTING
TIME AND LOCATION A STORY TAKES PLACE
CONFLICT
A PROBLEM THAT THE PROTAGONIST MAY FACE
CHARACTER
A PERSON THE STORY MAY FOCUS ON A LOT
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
LITERARY TECHNIQUES THAT HELP ENHANCE INTEREST IN WRITING (HYPERBOLE, SIMILE, METAPHOR, AND PERSONIFICATION)
ALLUSIONS
AN INDIRECT REFERENCE TO ANOTHER WORK OF ART
FORE SHADOWING
A WARNING OF A FUTURE EVENT IN A PHRASE UNINTENTIONALLY
DRAMA
A STORY THAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL THRILLED, EMOTIONAL AND EXCITED.
DIALOGUE
A SAYING OR QUOTE FROM A CHARACTER
SIMILE
A COMPARISON USING THE WORDS LIKE AND AS
METAPHOR
A COMPARISON USING A QUOTE
PERSONIFICATION
WHEN A NON-HUMAN OBJECT IS GIVEN HUMAN QUALITIES
THEME
THE MAIN OR BIG IDEA OF A STORY, MOVIE, SHOW ETC.
ONOMATOPOEIA
A WORD USED TO DESCRIBE
ALLITERATION
WHEN A WORD STANDS OUT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO ANOTHER
ASSONANCE
WHEN A VOWEL IN ONE WORDS SOUNDS REPEATED IN ANOTHER WORD
