Elements of Fiction Review

main character; gains readers' empathy; usually encounters conflict/problems/obstacles early on

Difference between what a character says and what he/she means

Time and place in which a story takes place 

Techniques an author uses to develop characters' personalities so they seem believable

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Story is told by a character in his/her own words ("I," "we," "my," "me," etc.)

When the audience/character knows more about a character's situation than he/she does

Story is told by an outside narrator ("he," "she," "they," etc.)

opposes the protagonist; can be a person/group/force of nature/something within the character

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Conversation amongst characters in a literary work; generally surrounded by quotation marks

An interruption in the narrative to depict something that has happened before the present time

The atmosphere or feeling conveyed by a work

complex; showing many different qualities--revealing faults as well as virtues 

who is telling the story; a story's perspective

background information that establishes setting and introduces the main characters

explains the consequences of the climactic decision

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Hints at what is to come; creates suspense and prepares readers for the conclusion

crucial moment in the story; the turning point for the protagonist 

A struggle between opposing forces within a story (can be internal or external)

the story’s central problem is finally solved (usually!)

The author's attitude toward his/her subject, characters, and readers

The author's statement in a literary work; usually implied rather than stated

The contrast between what seems to be and what really is; there are three types

develops, changes and learns something during the course of a story 

events that build conflict and tension

This is an example of...(Katniss vs. what is expected)

Narrator only knows the thoughts in one character's mind

one-dimensional; showing only a single trait

Remains the same from beginning to end

How a writer uses language and literary devices to express ideas and create characters

What happens in a story

A person/place/thing/event used to stand for something abstract; represents something larger

Sometimes narrators can be unreliable, so...(multiple answers)

Something happens that you don't expect to happen; events are contrary to what you expected

Narrator is all-knowing