fiction Flashcards
categories of the fiction genre
novel
novelette
short story
flash fiction
drama
literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though may be based on a true story or situation
fiction
the way in which the events in a story are arranged
plot
more important than chronology
causality
plot devuces
flashback
flashforward
in media res
stream of consciousness
foreshadowing
referred to as clash of wills in a story
conflict
man vs. himself
internal conflict
a character struggles against an outside force such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character
external conflict
makes the story possible as they are the doers in the story
character
main character of the story
protagonist
villain of the story
antagonist
main character of the story, but does not act like a typical protagonist
antihero
secondary characters who do not develop all throughout the story
flat characters
one who represent specific stereotypes
type/stock characters
a character who develops all throughout the story, they change into someone different by the end of the story
dynamic character