Literate Terms

Question 1

A brief work of fiction that can usually be read in a single sitting

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Short Story

Question 2

A work of fiction that is no longer and more complex than a short story

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Novel

Question 3

Takes place in the present day

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Contemporay fiction

Question 4

Takes place in the past; uses details about history of the time

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Historical fiction

Question 5

About science and technology of the future; met be set in the future or in space

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Science fiction

Question 6

A short story with a moral or lesson

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Fable

Question 7

A traditional story from a certain place; may give reason for how something was created or how it works

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Myth

Question 8

A struggle between opposing forces in a story. ~it’s the engine that drives the story

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Conflict

Question 9

Sequence of events in a story: exposition, rising, action, climax, falling action and resolution

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Plot

Question 10

The setting and characters are introduced

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Exposition

Question 11

It becomes clear that the characters face a problem. This struggle is called the conflict

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Rising Action

Question 12

The most exciting part of the story. Usually involves an important discovery , decision or event. It is the turning point in the story.

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Climax

Question 13

Occurs near the end as the story draws to a close.

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Falling Action

Question 14

The loose ends are tied up and the story ends.

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Resolution

Question 15

Person, an animal or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a literary work

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Character

Question 16

The needs and goals of a character. The motivations of the characters drive the action of the plot

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Motivation

Question 17

The permanent characteristics of a character. Ex: hard working, kind, greedy

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Traits

Question 18

The message about life or human nature that is conveyed by a literary work

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Theme

Question 19

The time and place of an action in a story, poem, or play. (Time = time of year, time of day, era of time)

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Setting

Question 20

The person telling the story

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Narrator

Question 21

The narrator is outside the story and only presents the perspective of a single or limited character(s). (Know what one / few character(s) is / are thinking and feeling)

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Third person limited

Question 22

The narrator has unlimited knowledge and understanding about the story and all of its characters. (All knowing)

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Third person omniscient

Question 23

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

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Irony

Question 24

Writing that tells an imaginary story

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Fiction