Fiction Definitions Flashcards
(13 cards)
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Conflict
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The struggle between opposing forces
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Plot
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The pattern of events
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Setting
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The physical and emotional background
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Theme
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The point that the writer makes about life or people (not a moral)
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Foreshadowing
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Hinting at something that will happen later in the story
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Irony
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Something that seems one way but in reality is different
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Situational irony
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A situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the the characters expect
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Dramatic irony
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A truth that the reader knows about but the character doesn’t
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Foil
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A character who is in some way the opposite of another character
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Allusion
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A reference to something well known from the past
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4 types of conflict
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Man vs man
Man vs himself
Man vs nature
Man vs society
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6 ways to reveal character
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- Describe his actions
- Describe his thoughts
- Have other characters talk about him
- Describe his physical features
- Describe his past
- Describe the setting in which he lived
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4 types of POV
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- First person narrator
- Second person narrator
- Third person omniscient narrator (all-knowing)
- Third person limited omniscient narrator (enter mind of 1 character)
