Fiction Unit Test

expression used which is not meant literally ex: It's raining cats and dogs.

The following are elements of: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

comparison between two things (not using like or as) ex: My brother can be a little devil!

Genre: involve historical people and events, set in the past

struggle with another character or outside force

Genre: plots, characters, and settings that could be found in real life, set in modern times

Plot element: loose ends of the plot are tied together

Plot element where the story comes to an end, the conflict is resolved

repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words close together, ex. Mom's macaroni mush

the time AND place in which the events of a the story occur

lesson/message about life the author wants the reader to learn (not usually directly stated)

elements of style that add sound effects to writing

Genre: stories that use magic and the supernatural as key elements of the plot

Point of View: outside narrator telling story, "he", "she" "they", limited or omniscient view

words or phrases that are not meant literally

an expression used in a particular language, which is not meant literally; ex: Hit the books!

problem a character has within themselves often emotionial

quality that describes a character's personality or looks (e.g. rich, fat, kind, greedy)

Plot element where characters and setting are introduced and the conflict is presented

What are these? science fict, realistic ficton, historical fiction, novel, mystery, fantasy?

Genre: stories that involve science and technology of the future

Genre: stories often involving a crime or something puzzling that must be solved

Plot element: turning point of the story - the main character usually changes in some way

Plot element where events occur during which the conflict develops, suspense builds

extreme exaggeration: ex: The movie lasted forever!

the sequence of events that make up a story

the author/speaker's attitude toward the subject

person or animal who take part in the action of a story

struggle within a character

Point of View: 1 of the characters is telling the story, says "I", thoughts &emotions known

repetition of accented sounds at the ends of words close to one another

the act of repeating

non-human thing talked about as though it were human ex. Her pencil danced across the page.

problem or struggle between characters or forces, can be internal or external