Elements of Fiction Terms

Question 1

The event that introduces the central conflict; it gets the plot moving

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Inciting incident

Question 2

The beginning of the story; we learn who the characters are, where it's set, etc.

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Exposition

Question 3

Where and when the story takes place:

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Setting

Question 4

The events that build suspense in the reader and build up to the most exciting part

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Rising action

Question 5

A character who plays an important role in the story:

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Major character

Question 6

A book-length piece of fiction:

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Novel

Question 7

The perspective from which a story is told:

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Point of View

Question 8

The conflict in the story has come to an end; the problem is solved

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Resolution

Question 9

An imaginative piece of literature:

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Fiction

Question 10

The most exciting part of the story, or the turning point:

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Climax

Question 11

A battle between two opposing forces:

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Conflict

Question 12

The person or force the main character is fighting against:

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Antagonist

Question 13

The audience knows something the characters don't, making them able to perceive the irony

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Dramatic irony

Question 14

An event occurs or a circumstance exists that is the opposite of what's expected:

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Situational irony

Question 15

When the writer drops hints that allow you to predict what will happen next:

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Foreshadowing

Question 16

The feeling or atmosphere created in a literary work:

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Mood

Question 17

A character with many traits, who is well-developed, is called:

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round

Question 18

The character is fighting against a force outside of himself (or herself)

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External conflict

Question 19

When something is the opposite of what's expected or the opposite of what it appears to be:

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Irony

Question 20

A character that changes during the course of the story

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Dynamic

Question 21

The main character:

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Protagonist

Question 22

Events that come after the most exciting part; suspense is winding down

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Falling action

Question 23

A character that doesn't change during the story:

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Static

Question 24

A series of events that revolve around a central conflict; the events that make up a story

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Plot

Question 25

When the character is fighting a battle inside himself or herself:

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Internal conflict

Question 26

The central idea; a universal lesson about life or human nature

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Theme

Question 27

A character who doesn't play an important role in the story:

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Minor character

Question 28

When someone SAYS something that's the opposite of what's expected:

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Verbal irony

Question 29

A person or animal that is part of the action in a story

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Character

Question 30

A character that is one-sided and only has one or two traits is called:

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flat

Question 31

A brief piece of fiction:

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Short story

Elements of Fiction Terms

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Elements of Fiction Terms

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