FICTION VOCABULARY. FICTION Stories that come from a writer’s imagination.
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Transcript of FICTION VOCABULARY. FICTION Stories that come from a writer’s imagination.
MINOR CHARACTERS The less important characters in the story which help accentuate the main character and push the plot along.
EXPOSITION Establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader important background information
RISING ACTION The events in a story that move the plot forward. It involves the conflict and complications, and usually builds toward a climax or turning point.
CLIMAXThe turning point and the point of greatest interest in the story. At this point of the story, the outcome becomes clear to the reader.
FALLING ACTION Occurs after the climax, and during this part of the story, conflicts are resolved and any loose ends are tied up.
ALLEGORY
A story or poem which has a double meaning – its surface meaning and an underlying, symbolic meaning.
IDIOM -
a saying or phrase that does not literally mean what it says; usually particular to a region or group – it makes no sense if you take that saying literally. (“It’s raining cats and dogs.” “Break a leg.” )
METAPHORa comparison of two things not using like or as – saying something is something else. (He is a bear)
FORESHADOWINGHints in a piece of writing that help the reader predict what will happen in the future.
FLASHBACKa break in the plot of the story in which the writer presents what happened at an earlier time.
ALLEGORYA story or poem which has a double meaning – its surface meaning and an underlying, symbolic meaning.
DYNAMIC (ROUND) CHARACTERa character in a literary work that changes or grows significantly during the course of events.
STATIC (FLAT) CHARACTERa character who stays the same throughout the course of events in a literary work.
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
the author’s reason for creating a particular work (to entertain, to inform, to express an opinion, to persuade readers to believe or do something).