Prose Terminology Quiz (G7-10)

Writing that presents a particular viewpoint, or is biased in some way.

The techniques an author uses to create and reveal characters in fiction.

The central idea(s) or insight(s) revealed by a work of literature.

The teller of the story. (First person, third person, third person limited or omniscient)

Prose writing in which the characters and events are imaginary.

The reasons that cause the characters to act as they do.

A character who changes significantly as a result of the events in the narrative.

A character created according to widely-held, often narrow-minded ideas.

The time and place of events in a literary work.

When the reader knows something important that a character does not.

Writing that presents factual information and a variety of viewpoints.

A piece of prose that is not based on imagination; a true story.

The problems in the story are resolved, and the plot is brought to a close.

The conversation between characters.

Introduction to the setting, characters and plot.

The increase of action, suspense and conflict leading to the climax.

The writer's choice of words.

The use of clues to hint at something important later in the plot.

The most intense moment in the plot.

A character who resists, refuses or simply does not change during a narrative.

Contrast between the way things are, and the way they appear to be.

The principal character in a work of fiction.

Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is goingto happen next.

Aan event that happened at an earlier time.

The struggle within the plot between opposing forces, which may be external or internal.