Unit 1 Fiction Flashcards
1
Q
Genre
A
Categories of writing
Example: romance
2
Q
Fiction
A
Made up or not real, follows a plot.
3
Q
Prose
A
Normal writing, not poetry.
4
Q
Short story
A
- characters not as developed
- one main character
- usually only one conflict
5
Q
Novel
A
- many characters well developed
- many conflicts
6
Q
Points of view
A
-perspective from which the story is told
7
Q
1st person p.o.v
A
Told by the main character
“I” “me”
1=I
8
Q
2nd person p.o.v
A
Told to the reader
“you”
Instructions
2=you
9
Q
3rd person p.o.v
A
The narrator just tells the story about someone else
“he” “she” “they”
3=he
10
Q
Omniscient 3rd person p.o.v
A
Knows everything
11
Q
Limited 3rd person p.o.v
A
Limited knowledge
12
Q
Protagonist
A
Main character
13
Q
Antagonist
A
Antagonizes the protagonist
14
Q
Setting
A
- Place
- Time
- Social context
15
Q
Mood
A
Is the atmosphere or the spence of the motion created
16
Q
Theme
A
Theme is the universal truth explored through out the whole story
