Fiction Flashcards
(25 cards)
Genre
A type of literary composition such as, fiction, nonfiction, drama, etc.
Fiction
Any work of PROSE that tells an invented or imaginary story.
Prose
Writing other than poetry and drama.
Short story
A brief work of fiction.
Novel
A long work of fiction
Point of view
The perspective from which story is told.
First person POV
The narrator is a character. “I, Me”
Second person POV
“You”. Narrator talks to reader.
E.X. Instructions
Third person POV
“they, he, she”.
Third person limited
Narrator doesn’t know everything.
Third person omniscient ( omni- all )
Narrator knows everything.
Protagonist
The hero/ good guy/ main character.
Antagonist.
Person who is against the protagonist. Part of conflict.
Setting
Place, time, and also the mood created by the place and time.
Mood
Atmosphere or emotion.
Theme
The universal truth explained in the story and is present throughout the story.
What are the five elements of fiction?
Plot, Point of view, Characters, Setting, Theme.
Idiom
An expression that can’t be understood from the meanings of the separate words but must be learned as a whole.
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written of as if it were another
Simile
A figure of speech that uses like or as t make a comparison
Analogy
A comparison of two things that are alike in someways but otherwise quite different.
Irony
The difference between appearance and reality.
Dramatic irony
When the reader knows something the characters don’t.
Verbal irony
Sarcasm
