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Language terms for fiction Flashcards

1
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Series of related events that make up a story

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Plot

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2
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A minor plot that relates in some way to the story

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Subplot

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3
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The event in the story that causes the conflict

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Inciting incident

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4
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A stuggle between two opposing forces(external and internal)

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Conflict/problem/issue

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5
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Occurs between a character and another society or a force of nature

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External conflict

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6
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Occurs withing one character( such as emotional turmoil or doubts)

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Internal conflict

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7
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Conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close

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Resolution/outcome

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8
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Point in the story that creates the greatest suspense or interest

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Climax

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9
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Introduction of a story or book that creates the greatest suspence or interest

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Exposition

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10
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An insight or idea about life

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Theme/central idea

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11
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Main character in a piece of literature

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Protagonist

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12
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Another character opposing the protagonist

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Antagonist

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13
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Overall fueling of work of literature

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Mood

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14
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The attitude a writer takes toward his or hers subject or characters

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Tone

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15
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Use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story

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Foreshadowing

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16
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Person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself

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Symbolism

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17
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Is from the perspective of a character told using pronouns like, “I”, “me”, “my”, “we”, “us”, or “our”

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Point of view(three types): first person

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18
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The narrarator uses “you” to describe the readers thoughts, actions, and background or may speak directly to the audience using, “you”, “you’re”, and “your”

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Point of view(three types): second person

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19
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Is narrarated by an external narrarator,(he, she, him, her they)

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Third person

20
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The narrarator is all-knowing and has acces to the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters

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Third person omnicient

21
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The narrarator only has acces to the thoughts and emotions of one character through the story and describing events that they experience

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Third person limited

22
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The way a writer reveals the personality of a character

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Characterization

23
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What he/she says allowing us to hear the character speak

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S

24
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What he/she thinks(reveal the characters thoughts and feelings)

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T

25
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What everyone says about him/her showing how others react to the character

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E

26
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What his/her actions are (showing the character in action/ what they do)

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A

27
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What he/she look life describing the appearance of the character

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L

28
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Figures of speech not literally true

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Figurative speech

29
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Language that appeals to the five senses

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Imagery

30
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The repetition of consonant sounds in two or more close words or syllables (peter piper picked a peck of…)

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Alliteration

31
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Comparison between two unlike things

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Metaphors

32
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Comparison between two unlike things using like or as

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Similes

33
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A phrase that means something different than what is actually said

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Idioms

34
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A word associated with sound EX: slam, sizzle

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anomatopoeia

35
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The act of giving human characteristics to something not human

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Personification

36
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Difference between what is meant and what is said

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Irony

37
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The difference between what is said and what is written

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Verbal irony

38
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Occurs when what happends is very different from what expected would happen

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Situational irony

39
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Occurs when the audiance or reader knows something the character does not

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Dramatic irony

40
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The events that led up to the most intense momement of the story

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Rising action

41
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Beginning of the story when the setting and main characters are introdused

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Exposition

42
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The event in the story that cause the conflict

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Inciting incident

43
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The moment in the story when the climax is at its highest point; a sudden change in the story

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Climax

44
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The events that help resolve the conflict

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Falling action

45
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The end of the story

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Resolution

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