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Elements Of Fiction Flashcards

1
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is one of the types or categories into which literary works are
divided.

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Genre

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Major genres of literature include

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a. fiction
b. nonfiction
c. poetry
d. drama

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tells an invented or imaginary story

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Fiction

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4
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long work of fiction. It has an involved plot, many characters, and
numerous settings.

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Novel

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5
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brief works of fiction. A _____is carefully crafted to
develop a plot, characters, setting, mood, and theme, all within
relatively few pages

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Short story

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a short novel or a long short story.

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Novella

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

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Plot

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typically introduces a conflict, develops it, and eventually resolves it.

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Plot

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A ____ often contains the following elements, although it may not include all of them and they may not appear in precisely this order.

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plot
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution

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also known as the introduction. It sets the tone or mood, introduces the
characters and setting, and provides necessary background information, often about
characters, setting, or conflict.

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Exposition

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during this stage, the conflict is developed and intensified.

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Rising action

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also known as crisis. It is the high point of interest or suspense in a literary work.
Also known as the turning point of the action in a story or play, the point in which the rising
action ends and the falling action begins

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Climax

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consists of all the events that follow the climax. Tensions ease as the
conflict begins to be resolved.

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Falling action

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

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Resolution

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is an individual that takes part in the action of a literary work. A _____ is
usually a person but also may be a personified plant, animal, object, or imaginary creature

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Character

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is also known as the protagonist. He or she is the most
important character in the work and is in conflict with the antagonist. Plays a
significant role in a literary work

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Main character

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play lesser roles in a literary work but help support the plot.

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Minor characters

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Shows only one quality, or character trait.

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Flat character

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Shows the multiple character traits of a real person.

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Round character

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does not change during the course of the action

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Static character

21
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changes throughout the story.

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Dynamic character

22
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the main character in a literary work

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Protagonist

23
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character or force in opposition or in conflict with a main character or protagonist.

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Antagonist

24
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the act of creating or describing a character. Writers create
characters by using three tecniques

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Characterization

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3 techniques for characterization

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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.

26
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Two types of characterization

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Indirect characterization
Direct characterization

27
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the writers shows what a character is like and
allows the reader to judge the character

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Indirect characterization

28
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The writer tells what the character is like.

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Direct characterization

29
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time and place in which a literary work occurs, together with all the
details used to create a sense of a particular time and place.

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Setting

30
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In fiction, this element is often revealed by means of description of elements such as landscape, scenery, buildings, furniture, clothing, the weather, and the season.

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Setting

31
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can also be revealed by how characters talk and behave.

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Setting

32
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also known as crisis, is the struggle between two forces in a literary work.

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Conflict

33
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the main character struggles against some elements within himself or herself

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Internal conflict
character vs self

34
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the main character struggles against an external source

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External conflict
Character vs character
character vs, nature
character vs. society
character vs. technology

35
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Vantage point, or perspective, from which a story is told; who is telling the story.

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Point of view

36
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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.

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First person point of view

37
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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.

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Third person point of view
limited point of view
Omniscient point of view

38
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the narrator only sees into the mind of one character; the
thoughts of a single character are revealed.

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Limited point of view

39
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the narrator sees into the mind of all characters; the thoughts of all the characters are revealed

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Omniscient point of view

40
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central message or perception about life revealed through a literary
work

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Theme

41
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Types of themes

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Stated theme
Implied theme
Universal theme

42
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theme that is presented directly

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Stated theme

43
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theme that must be inferred

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Implied theme

44
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is a message about life that can be understood by
people of most cultures.

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Universal theme

45
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technique of hinting at events that will occur later in the story.

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Foreshadowing

46
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interrupts the chronological sequence or flow of a literary work and presents an event that occurred earlier.

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Flashback

47
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Writers use this technique to
provide background information about characters or situations.

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Flashback

48
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anything that stands for or represent both itself or something else

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Symbol

49
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is one with traditional, widely recognized associations

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Conventional symbol

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