Fiction Flashcards

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What dose plot mean?

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The arrangement, or sequence of events within a story.

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What dose setting mean?

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The time and place in which a story takes place.

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What dose character mean?

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The individual whose thoughts and actions make up a story the actions of the characters make make up the events of the story.

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What dose protagonist mean?

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The central focal finger in a work of fiction

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What dose antagonist mean?

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A character or force that works against the protagonist

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What dose conflict mean?

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An obstacle, struggle or controversy that the protagonist must resolve to overcome.

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What dose character vs. character mean?

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

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What dose Character vs. nature mean?

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

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What dose character vs. society mean?

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A conflict in which the protagonist faces a problem with a part or whole of society

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What dose character vs. self mean?

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A conflict in which the protagonist is at odds with an internal problem such as fear.

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What dose character vs. fate mean?

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

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What dose exposition mean?

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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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What dose foreshadowing mean?

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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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What dose rising action mean?

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

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What dose climax mean?

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The Turing point of a story. It is when the conflict is the most intense, ether internal or in action.

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What dose falling action mean?

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Also referred to as denouement, it is the action that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.

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What dose situational irony mean?

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An unexpected twist inThe resolution of a story. The story concludes in a way opposite in what the reader might expect.

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What dose theme mean?

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

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What dose mood mean?

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The atmosphere or feeling of a literary work. The setting can contribute to establish the mood of a story.

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what dose round character mean?

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

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What is a dynamic character?

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Characters that undergo chance over the course of a story as a result of there experience

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Hat is a static characters.

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Characters that don’t undergo any change from the story’s interception to its conclusion?

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What is a flat character?

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Characters that are one decisional they are simple and happy very limited traits

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What is characterization?

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A method used by an author to develop a character,

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What is indirect characterization?

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The author revels a character by showing something about him or her

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What is resolution?

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The conclusion of the story. It is when the story is resolved