Elements of Fiction

Question 1

An account of a conversation or an event that has taken place before the beginning of the story.

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flashback

Question 2

An unsuspected occurrence or turn of events in the story that completely changes the direction or outcome of the plot

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plot twist

Question 3

The main character in a work of fiction is called...

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Protagonist

Question 4

The theme is a word or phrase that tells what a story is about.

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False

Question 5

An organizational tool used to map the events in a story.

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Plot Diagram

Question 6

The character or entity that opposes the main character.

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Antagonist

Question 7

A character struggles against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character

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External Conflict

Question 8

Plots are built around problems or struggles between opposing forces.

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True

Question 9

The beginning of the story where the author introduces the characters, setting, and main conflicts.

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Exposition

Question 10

A conflict which occurs within a character’s own mind.

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Internal Conflict

Question 11

Authors use techniques such as foreshadowing, flash-forward, and flashback inorder to . . .

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build suspense in the story.

Question 12

The world created in a work of fiction.

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Setting

Question 13

The final resolution of the intricacies of a plot

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Denouement

Question 14

A writer skips ahead to a future time period

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flash-forward

Question 15

The turning point of the story when the main character faces the main conflict.

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Climax

Question 16

Fiction is 100% imaginative and can not be inspired by actual events and real people.

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False

Question 17

A blueprint of what happens, when it happens, and to whom it happens in a story.

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Plot

Question 18

A writer&#x27;s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story.

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foreshadowing

Question 19

Works of prose that have imaginary elements.

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Fiction

Question 20

The message about life that an author is attempting to share with a reader.

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Theme

Questions 20