Elements of fiction Flashcards

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The atmosphere or feeling of a literacy work. The setting can contribute to establishing the _______ of a story?

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Mood

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The Time and place in which story takes place?

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Setting

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The individuals whose thoughts and actions make up a story. The actions of the character make up the events in the story.

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Character

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The central focal figure in a work of fiction?

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Protagonist

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Characters that are fully developed with both positive qualities and flaws. Most protagonist are round characters?

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Round character

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Characters that undergo change over the course of a story as a result of there experience. Most protagonist are dynamic?

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Dynamic characters

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A character or force that works against the protagonist creating obstacles. A story can have more than one antagonist?

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Antagonist

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The arrangement or sequence of events within a story?

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Plot

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A conflict in which the protagonist has a problem with another character?

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Character vs. character

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A conflict in which the protagonist must struggle against harsh environment or natural disaster

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Character vs. nature

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A conflict In which the protagonist faces a problem with part or the whole of society(e.g., government, tradition, laws)

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Character vs. society

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A conflict in which the protagonist is at odds with an internal problem such as fear, shyness, or guilt?

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Character vs. self

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A conflict in which the protagonist struggles with a force that seems beyond the characters control?

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Character vs. fate

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In fiction the plot normally begins with exposition. Characters are introduced and background information is provided to better understand the events of the story?

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Exposition

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The use of clues early in a story to give hints about events that will happen later?

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Foreshadowing

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A series of events and conflict involving the story’s characters that leads to the climax?

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Risking action

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Characters that do not undergo any change from the story’s inception to its conclusion?

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Static characters

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Methods used by an author to develop a character characterization can be direct in that the author clearly states what the characters look like, say or do! With indirect characterization the author reveals a character by showing something about him or her?

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Characterization

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Characters that are stereotypical and one dimensional they are simple with limited personality traits?

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Flat characters

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A second story within the main plot of a story?

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An unexpected twist in the resolution of a story. The story concludes in a way opposite from what the reader may expect?

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Situational irony

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The conclusion of the story it is when the conflict is finally resolved

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Resolution

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The ideas that weave the characters, setting and events together.

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The turning point of the story it is when the conflict is most intense either internally or in action?

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Also referred to as a document it is the action that follows the climax and leads to the resolution?
Falling action
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The conclusion of the story. It is when the conflict is finally resolved?
Resolution
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An obstacle struggle or controversy that the protagonist must resolve to overcome?
Conflict