Elements of Fiction_CZ 2020

The message or moral about life that the plot and characters of a story convey to the reader.

The final section of a linear plot diagram is called what?

The type of conflict in which a character struggles with an outside force or another person.

The POV in which the narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.

The minor problem or problems that occur in a story are called what?

The first section on a linear plot diagram is called what?

The qualities, attitudes, and values a character possesses.

A theme that is suggested, or stated indirectly through character's qualities and actions.

The second largest works of fiction. Shorter than one but longer than another.

The literary device in which an object signifies ideas or abstract qualities throughout the story.

The type of external conflict between two different people.

The turning point of a story is called what?

The POV is which the speaker is talking directly to the reader, usually by instructing them. 

What is foreshadowing?

The shortest type of fiction. Made up of setting, plot, characters, POV and theme.

The use of words to express something other than, and usually directly opposite, the literal meaning.

These characters grow and change over the course of the story.

A recurring theme that is a message about life and often expressed in many eras and cultures.

The perspective from which a story is told is called what?

These are the reasons for a character's actions.

The type of external conflict between a person and a hurricane, earthquake, or flood.

Fiction is what?

These are qualities that can affect a character's thoughts, decisions and actions.

The type of external conflict where a person is against a large group of people.

The POV in which the narrator is telling the story.

The only example of internal conflict is what?

The POV in which the narrator is someone outside of the story.

The longest works of fiction. They have the same elements of short stories but have subplots.

The main problem that occurs in a story is called the what?

The type of conflict that takes place in the mind of a character.

A true story written in the style of a fiction novel is called?

The second section of a linear plot diagram is called what?

A theme that is expressed directly by the author.

The overall feeling(s) a story can evoke from the reader. This is used in fiction ONLY!

The POV in which the narrator only shares the thoughts and feelings of one character.