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Elements of Fiction (high school)
Elements of Fiction (high school)
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11th grade review of story elements.
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Writers create conflict by allowing their characters to
struggle with problems
represent different nationalities
reveal their thoughts
speak different languages
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The character or force that works against the protagonist is the
antagonist
stock character
protagonist
villain
3
Characters who remain the same throughout the story are
stock
static
round
flat
4
The framework of a story - the arrangement of events that makes the story work - is the
theme
plot
resolution
subject
5
Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
The man came out of the room wearing a different overcoat.
She didn't hear the coin fall from her pocket.
all of them
She forgot her suntan lotion, but the sun wasn't too bright.
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External conflicts result from a character's
desire to be liked
struggle with forces outside of himself or herself
inability to confront personal weakness
resolve to find a peaceful solution
7
In the complication of the plot, the main character
has an accident
encounters an obstacle
tells the ending
is introduced
8
An internal conflict occurs
in the exposition of the story
in most stories
when characters disagree on a solution
when a character struggles against a personal trait
9
In fiction, the perspective from which a story is told is called
point of view
plot
author
actors
10
The nature of characters revealed through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, and looks
direct characterization
foreshadowing
psychology
indirect characterization
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Characters who fit a certain "stereotype" are called
flat
dynamic
round
stock
12
Characters who change significantly during the course of the story are
flat
stock
static
dynamic
13
A story's main character is the
antagonist
villain
protagonist
stock character
14
All of the problems in the story are settled in the
resolution
final sentence
exposition
climax
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Writers use suspense in short stories
to hold the readers interest
to distract the reader
to create atmosphere
only when they write mysteries
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Complex, three dimensional characters are called
round
static
flat
dynamic
17
Characters with one or two key personality traits are called
static
flat
stock
round
18
The exposition of a story
examines the outcome
foreshadows the resolution
introduces the basic situation
explains the climax
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When a writer directly tells us what characters are like, he is using
direct characterization
point of view
private thoughts
indirect characterization
20
During the climax of the story
the most exciting events occur
the main characters disagree
the main characters explain their motives
all problems are resolved