elements of fiction

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Genre

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One of the types of categories into which literary works are divided

Question 2

Major genres of literature include

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Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Drama

Question 3

fiction

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Tells an invented or imaginary story

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Novel

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Long work of fiction. It has an involved plot, many characters and numerous settings

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Short story

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Brief work of fiction. Develops a plot, characters, setting, mood, and theme in relatively few pages

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Novella

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Short novel or a long short story

Question 7

Plot

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Series of events related to a central conflict or struggle

Question 8

A plot…

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Introduces a conflict, develops it and resolves it

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A plot often includes (not always in order):

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Exposition/Introduction
Rising action
Climax/Crisis
Falling action
Resolution/Dénouement

Question 10

Exposition/introduction

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Sets the tone or mood, introduces the characters and setting, and provides necessary background information, often about characters, setting, or conflict.

Question 11

Rising action

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Conflict is developed and intensified

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Climax/Crisis

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High point of interest or suspense in literary work. Also known as turning point of the action in a story or play, the point where rising action ends and falling action begins.

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Falling action

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Consists of all the events that follow the climax. Tensions ease and conflict begins to be resolved

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resolution/denouement

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point at which the central conflict is ended or resolved. loose ends are tied

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characters

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individual that takes part in the action of a literary work. Usually is a person but can also be a personified plant, animal, object or imaginary creature.

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main character

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He or She is the most important character in the work and is in conflict with the antagonist. Plays a significant role in the literary work

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Minor character

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play lesser roles but help support the plot

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flat character

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shows only one quality or trait

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round character

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shows the multiple character traits of a real person

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static character

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does not change during the course of the action

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dynamic character

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changes throughout the story

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antagonist

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character or force in opposition or in conflict with the protagonist

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characterization

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the act of creating or describing a character

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direct characterization

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the writer tells what the character is like

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indirect characterization

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the writer shows what a character is like and allows the reader to judge the character

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techniques of characterization

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- showing what characters say, do, or think - showing what characters say or think about them - describing what physical features, dress, and personality the characters display

Question 28

setting

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time and place in which a literary work occurs, together with all the details used to create a sense of particular time and place

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in fiction, setting is often revealed by description of

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landscape scenery buildings furniture clothing weather season

Question 30

setting can also be revealed by

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how characters talk and behave

Question 30

conflict

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also known as crisis, is the struggle between two forces in a literary work

Question 31

internal conflict

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the main character struggles against some elements within him or herself.

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example of internal conflict

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character vs self

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external conflict

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the main character struggles against an external source

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examples of external conflict

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character vs character character vs nature character vs society character vs technology character vs the supernatural

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point of view

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vantage point, or perspective, from which a story is told; who is telling the story

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first person pov

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the story is told by someone who participates in or witnesses the action of the story

Question 37

the narrator of first person uses the pronouns

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I, we, me, us, my, mine, myself, ourselves