Fiction Flashcards
Define literary device.
a literary device either a literary element or a literary structure found in fictional writing. Readers analyze literary devices to develop a deeper understanding of the text.
List 6 literary devices.
- Characters
- Setting
- Plot
- Conflict
- Point of view
- Theme
What does point of view mean?
The point of view is the narrator’s position in relation to the story being told.
what does 1st person mean?
The narrator is in the story.
What does 3rd person mean?
The narrator is an outsider telling the story.
What are the two points of view?
1st person and 3rd person.
What is limited point of view?
the outside narrator has limited knowledge about the characters / the narrator only knows the thoughts & feelings of one character.
What is omniscient point of view?
The outside narrator knows everything / the outside narrator knows the thoughts & feelings of all the characters.
What are the two types of 3rd person POV?
Limited & omniscient POV.
What is the plot?
the plot is the events that make up a storyline.
what are the elements of a plot?
- Exposition
- Inciting incident
- Rising action
- Climax
- Falling action
- Conclusion
What is the conflict in the story?
The main problem in the story — a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces (usually the protagonist and antagonist)
name & explain some different types of conflict
- Person vs person: two people in conflict with one another
- Person vs self: an individual in conflict with themselves
- Person vs nature: an individual in conflict with forces of nature
what is the theme of a story?
The central message of the story
how do you identify the theme?
- ask yourself, “what is the author trying to teach me through this story?”
