Elements Of Fiction Flashcards

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Characterization

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When a writer describes and develops a character. There are to methods. Direct characterization refers to the physical description of the figure, or what is said about the character. Indirect characterization refers to development through dialogue or action.

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Climax

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The point in the plot when action stops rising and begins falling or reversing

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Conflict

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The “Problem” or struggle phased by the protagonist. Conflict can be external or internal

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Mood

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The atmosphere or feeling a reader perceives when reading a text. Suggested by descriptive detail and diction

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Point of Veiw

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Their perspective from which a story is told. Omniscient point of view is told it in third person. It is limited on the omniscient where the narrator has limited knowledge of one character.

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Setting

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Denotes the time, place, and atmosphere of the work

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Theme

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The universal message or moral of the story

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