FICTION Flashcards
What is a plot
Series of related events
What is a a subplot?
A minor plot that relates in some way to the story.
What is inciting
A event in the story that causes the conflict.
Conflict/problem
A struggle between 2 opposing force ( external and internal.
What is external conflict?
External conflict occurs between a character and another character, society, or a force of nature .
What is internal conflict?
Internal conflict occurs within one character.
Resolution/outcome
Conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close.
What is climax?
Point in the story that creates the suspense or interst
Exposition
Introduction of a story or book when the characters and setting are first described.
Theme/central idea
An insight or idea about life.
Protagonist
Main character in a piece of literature.
Antagonist
Another character oposing the protagonist.
Mood
Overall feeling of a work of literature.
Tone
The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject of characters.
Foreshadowing
Use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
Symobolism
Person, place, thing or event that has meaning in itself.
Point of view ( First person )
Is from the perspective of a character told using pronouns like I, me, my, we, us, or our.
Point of view ( second person )
The narrator uses you to describe the readers thoughts, actions, and background or may speak directly to the audience using you, you’re, and your.
Point of view ( third person )
Third person is narrated by an external narrator he, she, him, her, they.
Third person omnisecient
The narrator is all knowing and has acess to the thoughts feeling, and actions of all the characters.
Third person limited
The narrator only has acess to the thoughts and emotions of one character, usally following that character through the story and describing events that they experience.
