elements of fiction and nonfiction

Question 1

when the reader is told directly what a character is like

Answer 1

direct characterization

Question 2

to inform
to entertain
written about someone’s life

Answer 2

biography

Question 3

the beginning of a story; find the setting and meet characters

Answer 3

exposition

Question 4

conflict; a problem a character has to solve

Answer 4

exciting force

Question 5

the events leading up to the climax

Answer 5

rising action

Question 6

the turning point

Answer 6

climax

Question 7

the final events before the end of the story

Answer 7

falling action

Question 8

the last even that happens; wraps everything up

Answer 8

resolution

Question 9

physical

Answer 9

place

Question 10

temporal

Answer 10

time

Question 11

social/ historical

Answer 11

people

Question 12

milieu

Answer 12

what is popular at that time

era

Question 13

conflict in ones mind

Answer 13

internal conflict

Question 14

conflict between others

Answer 14

external conflict

Question 15

opinion

bias

Answer 15

subjective

Question 16

unbiased

fact

Answer 16

objective

Question 17

phrase using like or as

Answer 17

simile

Question 18

comparing something using is, was, etc

Answer 18

metaphor

Question 19

giving non-human qualities to a person or thing

Answer 19

personification

Question 20

extreme exaggeration

Answer 20

hyperbole

Question 21

the main idea or underlying message

Answer 21

theme

Question 22

written using I, me, my

Answer 22

first person point of view

Question 23

fly on the wall

Answer 23

third person objective point of view

Question 24

reader only knows one persons thoughts

Answer 24

third person limited point of view

Question 25

reader knows everyone's thoughts

Answer 25

third person omniscient point of view

Question 26

the final part in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

Answer 26

denouement

Question 27

self written account of the life of a person

Answer 27

autobiography

Question 28

a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources

Answer 28

memoir

Question 29

piece of writing that gives the authors own argument

Answer 29

essays and speeches

Question 30

educates the reader on a topic

Answer 30

informative essay

Question 31

convinces the reader to believe or do something

Answer 31

persuasive essay

Question 32

written about a personal experience

Answer 32

narrative essay

Question 33

describes a person, object, place, experience, emotion, situation, etc

Answer 33

descriptive essay

Question 34

unbiased and intended to inform the reader | word choice is precise

Answer 34

formal

Question 35

vague word choice found most often in emails etc may use humor or casual tone

Answer 35

informal

Question 36

a thing that is indisputably the case

Answer 36

fact

Question 37

a statement that can be proven to be true or false

Answer 37

false fact

Question 38

a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

Answer 38

opinion

Question 39

list all 5 methods of characterization

Answer 39

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