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Literary Terminology - Fiction
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The voice or character telling a story
tone
motivation
author
narrator
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An interruption in the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time
symbolism
foreshadowing
flashback
irony
3
The turning point that leads to the outcome of the conflict
exposition
rising action
resolution
climax
4
The way a piece of writing makes a reader feel
theme
mood
exposition
tone
5
A character who has a complex personality and motivation; difficult to describe in a simple way
dynamic
flat
static
round
6
Background information that introduces the conflict of the story
resolution
exposition
climax
rising action
7
Hints in a literary work that suggest events that have yet to occur
flashback
postshadowing
mood
foreshadowing
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A character who does not change during the course of the story
dynamic
static
round
flat
9
The attitude an author has towards a piece of their own writing or their audience
symbolism
mood
tone
climax
10
Main character, struggles against someone/thing in a conflict, character the reader roots for
antagonist
protagonist
setting
tone
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The story is told by an outsider who is not involved in the story
first
fourth
second
third
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Conversation between characters
denotation
connotation
dialogue
diction
13
a character who is based on a single idea or personality trait; simple to describe
static
flat
round
dynamic
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The act of creating and developing a character.
indirect
characterization
direct
motivation
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Character/force that creates conflict with the protagonist, character the reader roots against
exposition
antagonist
protagonist
narrator
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A character who changes or learns something as a result of the events of the story
flat
dynamic
round
static
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Personality traits, desires, beliefs, and values that determine a character’s thoughts/actions
characterization
round
dynamic
motivation
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Detailed/specific descriptions intended to create a mental image for the reader
exposition
imagery
symbolism
mood
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The use of a word or object to signify/stand for/represent something else
symbolism
theme
mood
irony
20
The perspective from which a story is told
tone
mood
character view
point of view
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The struggle between two opposing forces that drives the plot of a story
setting
mood
antagonist
conflict
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The point when the outcome of the conflict is known; the conflict has been resolved
exposition
falling action
climax
resolution
23
Events that happen before the climax
falling action
resolution
rising action
exposition
24
Events that happen after the climax
falling action
resolution
rising action
exposition
25
The time and place that a story occurs
conflict
setting
theme
resolution
26
The central message in a piece of writing; what the author wants the reader to believe
theme
mood
tone
context
27
Literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions
simile
mood
irony
theme
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The story is told by one of the characters in the story, uses “I”
fourth
second
third
first
