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Literary Terminology - Fiction
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An interruption in the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time
irony
foreshadowing
symbolism
flashback
2
Conversation between characters
connotation
dialogue
denotation
diction
3
The story is told by an outsider who is not involved in the story
third
first
second
fourth
4
Character/force that creates conflict with the protagonist, character the reader roots against
narrator
protagonist
antagonist
exposition
5
A character who has a complex personality and motivation; difficult to describe in a simple way
round
static
dynamic
flat
6
The use of a word or object to signify/stand for/represent something else
mood
irony
symbolism
theme
7
Background information that introduces the conflict of the story
climax
exposition
resolution
rising action
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Events that happen after the climax
falling action
resolution
rising action
exposition
9
a character who is based on a single idea or personality trait; simple to describe
round
static
flat
dynamic
10
The perspective from which a story is told
character view
mood
point of view
tone
11
The voice or character telling a story
author
narrator
tone
motivation
12
The turning point that leads to the outcome of the conflict
rising action
resolution
exposition
climax
13
A character who does not change during the course of the story
round
dynamic
static
flat
14
The central message in a piece of writing; what the author wants the reader to believe
mood
context
theme
tone
15
A character who changes or learns something as a result of the events of the story
flat
round
dynamic
static
16
Hints in a literary work that suggest events that have yet to occur
postshadowing
mood
flashback
foreshadowing
17
Main character, struggles against someone/thing in a conflict, character the reader roots for
tone
protagonist
antagonist
setting
18
Detailed/specific descriptions intended to create a mental image for the reader
mood
imagery
symbolism
exposition
19
The way a piece of writing makes a reader feel
tone
mood
exposition
theme
20
The act of creating and developing a character.
motivation
indirect
direct
characterization
21
The struggle between two opposing forces that drives the plot of a story
antagonist
setting
mood
conflict
22
The attitude an author has towards a piece of their own writing or their audience
tone
symbolism
mood
climax
23
The point when the outcome of the conflict is known; the conflict has been resolved
exposition
climax
resolution
falling action
24
The time and place that a story occurs
resolution
conflict
theme
setting
25
The story is told by one of the characters in the story, uses “I”
second
fourth
first
third
26
Literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions
simile
theme
irony
mood
27
Personality traits, desires, beliefs, and values that determine a character’s thoughts/actions
characterization
motivation
dynamic
round
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Events that happen before the climax
resolution
rising action
exposition
falling action
