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Genre

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A type of literary composition such as, fiction, nonfiction, drama, etc.

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Fiction

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Any work of PROSE that tells an invented or imaginary story.

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Prose

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Writing other than poetry and drama.

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Short story

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A brief work of fiction.

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Novel

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A long work of fiction

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Point of view

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The perspective from which story is told.

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First person POV

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The narrator is a character. “I, Me”

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Second person POV

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“You”. Narrator talks to reader.

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Third person POV

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“they, he, she”.

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Third person limited

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Narrator doesn’t know everything.

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Third person omniscient ( omni- all )

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Narrator knows everything.

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Protagonist

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The hero/ good guy/ main character.

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Antagonist.

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Person who is against the protagonist. Part of conflict.

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Setting

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Place, time, and also the mood created by the place and time.

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Mood

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Atmosphere or emotion.

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Theme

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The universal truth explained in the story and is present throughout the story.

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What are the five elements of fiction?

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Plot,
Point of view,
Characters,
Setting,
Theme.
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Idiom

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An expression that can’t be understood from the meanings of the separate words but must be learned as a whole.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written of as if it were another

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Simile

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A figure of speech that uses like or as t make a comparison

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Analogy

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A comparison of two things that are alike in someways but otherwise quite different.

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Irony

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The difference between appearance and reality.

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Dramatic irony

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When the reader knows something the characters don’t.

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Verbal irony

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Sarcasm

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Situational irony

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When an event goes against your expectations

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