CNF Flashcards
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ELEMENTS OF FICTION AND DRAMA
P S C T
PLOT SETTING CHARACTERS AND THEME
THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS HAPPENING
PLOT
THE PLACE AND TIME IN WHICH THE EVENTS OF THE STORY TAKE PLACE
SETTING
THE PERSON, ANIMALS, OR FIGURES IN THE STORY.
CHARACTERS
THE CENTRAL IDEA, THESIS, OR OVERALL MESSAGE OF THE STORY
THEME
SHORT STORY IS AN EXTENSIVE PROSE NARRATIVE. T OR F
FALSE- SHORT STORY IS A BRIEF ARTISTIC PROSE FORM THAT CENTERS ON A SINGLE MAIN INCIDENT
NOVEL IS AN EXTENSIVE PROSE NARRATIVE. T OR F
TRUE- IT CONTAINS CHAPTER AND INTERLUDES
THIS IS CLASSIFIED INTO ACTS OR MAJOR DIVISIONS.
DRAMA
MOST COMMON DRAMA
ONE ACT PLAY
ALL STORIES MUST HAVE A POINT OF VIEW. T OR F
TRUE
THIS IS THE VANTAGE POINT OR ANGLE FROM WHICH THE READERS SEE HOW THE STORY UNFOLDS.
POV
THE USAGE OF POV IS EVIDENT IN A PLAY. T OR F
FALSE- WHAT IS VISIBLE IN A PLAY IS DIALOGUE
WORDS THAT ARE UTTERED BY THE CHARACTERS IN A PLAY
DIALOGUE
NARRATIVE DEVICES
FIFCD
FORESHADOWING
IRONY
FLASHBACK
CONFLICT
DEUS EX MACHINA
USED IN FICTION AND DRAA TO HINT AT WHAT IS TO HAPPEN NEXT IN THE STORY. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
FORESHADOWING
OCCURS WHEN WORDS ARE USED MEAN THE OPPOSITE OF THEIR ACTUAL DIFFERENCES. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
IRONY
EMPLOYED BY AN AUTHOR OR PLAYWRIGHT TO USE PAST EVENTS THAT WILL HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT. UTILIZED TO HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
FLASHBACK
SHOWCASES OPPOSING OBJECTIVES, EX. MAN VS MAN , MAN VS SELF, ETC. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
CONFLICT
EMPLOYMENT OF A CONTRIVED ELEMENT IN THE PLOT TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT AND ACHIEVE AN ENDING. WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
DEUS EX MACHINA
a person or thing that appears or is introduced into a situation suddenly and unexpectedly and provides an artificial or contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.
- BRITANNICA
WHAT NARRATIVE DEVICE?
DEUS EX MACHINA
POETRY DEVELOPED WAY BEFORE PROSE DID. T O F
TRUE
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF POETRY
ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE BEAUTY
IMAGINATIVE
MUSICAL AND RHYTMICAL
USES METAPHORICAL OR SYMBOLIC, NOT DIRECT
MORE CONCENTRATED THAN PROSE
MAKES USE OF BREVITY AND CONCISENESS
POETRY DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE BEAUTY. T O F
FALSE
PROSE IS MORE CONCENTRATED THAN POETRY. T OR F
FALSE- POETRY IS MORE CONCENTRATED.