Elements Of Fiction Flashcards
What is the atmosphere or feeling of a literary work?
Mood
What is the time and place in Which a story takes place?
Setting
What is the individuals whose thoughts and actions make up a story?
Characters
What is the central focal figure in a work of fiction?
Protagonist
What is a character or force that works against the protagonist creating obstacles?
Antagonist
What is characters that are fully developed with both positive qualities and flaws?
Round character
What are characters that undergo change over the course of a story as a result of their experience?
Dynamic characters
What are characters that do not undergo any change from the story’s inception to its conclusion?
Static characters
What is characters that are stereotypical and one dimensional?
Flat characters
What are methods used by an author to develop a character?
Characterization
What is the author reveals a character by showing something about him or her?
Indirect characterization
What is the arrangement or sequence of events within a story?
Plot
What is an obstacle struggle or controversy that a protagonist must solve or overcome?
Conflict
What is a conflict in Which the protagonist has a problem with another character?
Character vs character
What is a conflict in which the protagonist must struggle against a harsh environment or natural disaster?
Character vs nature
What is a conflict in which the protagonist faces a problem with a part or whole society?
Character vs society
What is a conflict in which the protagonist struggles with a force that seems beyond the characters control?
Character vs fate
What is a conflict in which the protagonist is at odds with an internal problem such as fear shyness or guilt?
Character vs self
What is a second story within the main plot of the story?
Subplot
What is in fiction the plot normally begins exposition?
Exposition
What is the use of clues early in a story to give hints about events that will happen later?
Foreshadowing
What is a series of events and conflict involving the story’s characters that leads to the climax?
Rising action
What is the turning point of the story?
Climax
What is also referred to as a denouement it is the action that follows the climax and leads to the resolution?
Falling action
What is the conclusion of the story?
Resolution
What is an unexpected twist in the resolution of a story?
Situational irony
What is the idea or ideas that weave the characters, setting and events together?
Theme
