Elements of Fiction

Question 1

all the details of a place and time

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setting

Question 2

a person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work.

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character

Question 3

¨atmosphere” or feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

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mood

Question 4

the part of the plot that reveals or suggests the outcome of the conflict.

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resolution

Question 5

the sequence of events or incidents of which the story is composed

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plot

Question 6

the central message, concern, or purpose

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theme

Question 7

a character or force in conflict with a main character; ¨“The Bad Guy”

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antagonist

Question 8

the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative

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climax

Question 9

when an author shows what a character is like through action or dialogue

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indirect characterization

Question 10

the perspective from which the story is told

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point of view

Question 11

a conversation between characters in a story

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dialogue

Question 12

the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation

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exposition

Question 13

when an author directly describes the appearance and personality of character

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direct charaterization

Question 14

the struggle between two opposing forces in a story

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conflict

Question 15

the action that follows the climax and reveals its results

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falling action

Question 16

part of the plot that occurs when a conflict is introduced, adds complications to the conflict

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rising action

Question 17

exists within the mind of a character who is torn between different courses of action

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internal conflict

Question 18

a writer’s/speaker’s attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or literary work

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tone

Question 19

the main character in a literary work or “The Good Guy”

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protagonist

Question 20

when a character struggles against some outside force

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external conflict

Questions 20