Fiction

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Commercial Fiction

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Fiction written to meet audience’s taste

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Fiction

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A narrative from author’s imagination

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Literary Fiction

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Fiction written seriously to show a value of life.

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Suspense

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Tension that develops in the audience with regard to the plot

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Plot

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The series of events that unfolds throughout the course of the narrative.

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Structure

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Arrangement of elements in drama

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Conflict

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A struggle between two forces that drives and narrative’s plot

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Protagonist

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The main character

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Antagonist

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The character who opposes the leader

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Flat Character

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Character who carries action of a narrative w/o adding emotional insight or plot development

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Round Characters

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Characters distinguished by depth, complexity, and even self-contradiction

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Stock Character

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One dimensional appearing in certain types of literature.

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Static Character

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Character that does not grow or change throughout the narrative

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Dynamic Character

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Also known as a round character; one who develops and changes over the course of the narrative

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Foil

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Sets off or contrasts with another character as a opposite.

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Diction

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Word choices made by an author

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Local Color

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Use in fiction of distinctive though typically superficial regional material intend to provide realistic background

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Third-Person Omniscient

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Tells story, knowing all and free to tell us anything, including what characters are thinking

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Third-Person Limited

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Limited to knowledge of one character and tells us only what that one character thinks, feels, sees,etc.

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Third-Person Objective

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Narrator reports on events or speech, but does not comment on the thoughts of others.

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Mood

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Atmosphere of literary work conveyed through diction, characterization, and setting

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Tone

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Attitude of literary work

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Allegory

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A narrative in which characters, action, and dialogue work to represent and abstract concept.

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Verbal Irony

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The implied meaning of something differs from the literal meaning of something; sarcastic remark

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Dramatic Irony

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The reader or spectator knows something about a situation that a character does not.

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Situational Irony

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Irony in which action differs markedly from audience expectations, resulting in surprise or discomfort.