elements of fiction

Question 1

genre

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is one of the types or categories into which literary works are
divided.

Question 2

Major genres of literature include:

Answer 2

-fiction
-nonfiction
-poetry
-drama

Question 3

fiction

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tells an invented or imaginary story

Question 4

novel

Answer 4

long work of fiction. Involved plot, many characters, and
numerous settings.

Question 5

short story

Answer 5

brief works of fiction. Is carefully crafted to
develop a plot, characters, setting, mood, and theme, all within
relatively few pages

Question 6

novella

Answer 6

short novel or a long short story

Question 7

plot

Answer 7

the series of events related to a central conflict, or struggle.

Question 8

exposition

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It’s like the introduction. Sets the tone, introduces the characters and setting

Question 9

rising action

Answer 9

during this stage, the conflict is developed and intensified.

Question 10

climax

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also known as crisis. It is the high point of interest or suspense in a literary work.
The action ends and the falling action begins.

Question 11

falling action

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the events that follow the climax.
the conflict begins to be resolved.

Question 12

resolution

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also known as dénouement. It is the point at which the central conflict is ended or resolved.

Question 13

characters

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A character is usually a person but also may be a plant, animal, object, or imaginary creature

Question 14

main character

Answer 14

He or she is the most important character in the work and is in conflict with the antagonist. Plays an important role in a play

Question 15

minor charters

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Plays minor roles in a literary work and helps support the plot.

Question 16

flat character

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shows only one quality, or character trait.

Question 17

round character

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shows the multiple character traits of a real person.

Question 18

static character

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does not change during the course of the action

Question 19

dynamic character

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changes throughout the story.

Question 20

protagonist and antagonist

Answer 20

p- the main character in a literary work.
a- character in opposition or in conflict with a protagonist.

Question 21

characterization

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the act of creating or describing a character.

Question 22

the writers create characters by using three techniques

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a. showing what characters say, do, or think
b. showing what characters say or think about them
c. describing what physical features, dress, and personality the characters display.

Question 23

indirect and direct characterization

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i- the writers shows what a character is like and allows the reader to judge the character.
d- the writer tells what the character is like.

Question 24

setting

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time and place in which a literary work takes place, the setting is often revealed through the description of elements or in the way characters speak or behave.

Question 25

conflict

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is the struggle between two forces in a literary work.

Question 26

internal conflict

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the main character struggles against some elements within himself or herself
character vs self

Question 27

external conflict

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the main character struggles against an external source
character vs -character
-nature
-society
-technology

Question 28

point of view

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Vantage point, or perspective, from which a story is told; who is telling the story.

Question 29

First-person point of view

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the story is told from someone who participates in or witnesses the action of the story.

This narrator uses the pronouns I, we, me, us,
my, mine.

Question 30

Third-person point of view

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the narrator stands outside of the action of the story and observes.
This narrator uses the pronouns he, she, it, they, them, their.

Question 31

limited and omniscient point of view

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l- the narrator only sees into the mind of one character
o- the narrator sees into the mind of all characters

Question 32

them

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central message about life revealed through a literary work.

Question 33

stated, implied and universal theme

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s- theme that is presented directly
i- theme that must be inferred
u- is a message about life that can be understood by people of most cultures.

Question 34

foreshadowing

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technique of hinting at events that will occur later in the story.

Question 35

flashback

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interrupts the chronological sequence or flow of a literary work and presents an event that occurred earlier.

Question 36

symbol

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anything that stands for or represent both itself or something else.

Question 37

conventional symbol

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is one with traditional, widely recognized associations