Fiction Terms

Question 0

The sequence of events in a story

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Plot

Question 1

What’s is writing that comes from the writer imagination

Answer 1

Fiction

Question 2

The background information needed

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Exposition

Question 3

The event that introduces the characters or story

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Inciting incident

Question 4

The tension that builds toward the climax

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Rising action

Question 5

Point of highest intrest

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Climax

Question 6

Effects of the climax are shown

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Falling action

Question 7

The conflict is ended or resolved

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Resolution

Question 8

Any material that follows the resolution or ties up loose ends

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Denouement

Question 9

The person telling the story

Answer 9

Narrator

Question 10

Can only tell his or her thoughts I and my

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First person

Question 11

This narrator uses the pronouns you, your and yours to address the audience directly

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Second person

Question 12

Can only tell the private, internal thoughts of one character

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Third person limited

Question 13

Cannot tell the inner private thoughts of any other characters only what they do

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Third person objective

Question 14

Can tell the private inner thoughts of any character

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Third person omniscient

Question 15

The overall message that the writer wants the reader to get

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Theme

Question 16

The generally accepted importance or value of a work to represent human experience regardless of culture or time period

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Universal significance

Question 17

The main character

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Protagonist

Question 18

The opposition to the main character

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Antagonist

Question 19

Time place and circumstance

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Setting

Question 20

The techniques used to reveal the true nature of a character

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Characterization

Question 21

The narrator or another character comments on the character s appearance habits dress background or personality etc

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Direst description

Question 22

The actions and speech of the character lets us draw conclusions about the character

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Indirect characterization

Question 23

When the writer reveals a character private thoughts am emotions

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Representation of internal state

Question 24

The atmosphere created by the author through the specific choice of words/ descriptive language

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Mood

Question 25

The difference between what is real and what is expected

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Irony

Question 26

A sudden burst of knowledge or realization

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Epiphany

Question 27

The struggle between opposing forces in a story

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Conflict

Question 28

A character struggles with his or her own thoughts or feelings

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Internal conflict

Question 29

List internal conflicts

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Man vs self

Question 30

List external conflicts

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Man vs man Man vs nature Man vs society

Question 31

A character struggles against an outside force

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External conflict

Question 32

Clues in the story that tell the reader what is going to happen

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Foreshadowing

Question 33

The people animals or things that the story is about

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Characters

Question 34

The character is not developed and has very few traits. Usually not main character

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Flat

Question 35

A character the is well developed they show many traits throughout the story and are usually a main character

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Round

Question 36

A character that stays the same throughout the entire story

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Static

Question 37

A character that changes and develops throughout the story. They may change the behaviors

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Dynamic

Question 38

A character that symbolically embodies well known meanings and basic Human experiences regardless of when or where he or she lives

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Universal character

Question 39

A word phrase or description which represents a deeper meaning than the words themselves

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Symbolism

Question 40

A situation that occurs at the same time and mirrors the main plot it often helps to reinforce the theme of the work

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Parallel episode

Question 41

Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people

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Propaganda

Question 42

Parts of a seemingly reasonable argument that upon closer inspection turn out to be erroneous or deceptive

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Logical fallacies

Question 43

Making a over simplified statement about a group of people based on insufficient evidence or deceptive

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Sweeping generalization

Question 44

An attack on a person instead of an issue instead of explaining why his or her idea is unreasonable one attacks the opponents character or personality

Answer 44

Name calling

Question 45

Attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea

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Testimonial

Question 46

Attempt to distract the reader or listener with details non relevant to the argument

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Red herring

Question 47

Since one event A occurred before another event B. A must have caused B

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False cause and effect

Question 48

An argues presents a situation and pretends that the listener has only two options in reality there are more

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False dichotomy

Question 49

Tries to persuade a reader to do think or buy something because it is popular or because everyone is doing it

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Bandwagon

Question 50

Tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the readers emotions instead of the logic or reason

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Emotional appeal

Question 51

Attempts to persuade the reader by repeating a message over and over again

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Repetition

Question 52

States a conclusion as a part of the proof of the argument

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Circular argument

Question 53

A form of extended metaphor in which objects persons and actions in a narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself

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Allegory

Question 54

A word that takes the place of an offensive word or unpleasant word

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Euphemism

Question 55

A text that incorporated animals or objects from nature a major character in order to create a story that conveys a lesson

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Fable

Question 56

A literary approach hat ridicules or examines human vice or weakness

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Satire