Fiction Fundamentals
The series of events that happen in a fictional story is called this.
Plot
A narrator who uses I, me, my, and we is telling the story from this point of view.
First person
This is the lesson or insight about life communicated through a story.
Theme
Writing based on facts about real people, events, or ideas is called this.
Nonfiction
The main reason an author writes a text is called this.
Author's purpose
The time and place in which a story occurs make up this element.
Setting
A narrator addresses the reader using the pronoun you. This is which point of view?
Second person
When an author directly tells readers the story’s message, it is this type of theme.
Stated theme
The key point a nonfiction author wants readers to understand is called this.
Central idea (or main idea)
A newspaper article explains what happened during a recent scientific discovery. Its primary purpose is most likely this.
To inform
The conversations that occur between characters are called this.
Dialogue
The narrator is outside the story and uses pronouns such as he, she, and they. This is which general point of view?
Third person
Readers determine this kind of theme by examining characters, events, and other clues rather than being told the message directly.
Implied theme
Autobiographies, biographies, essays, articles, reviews, reports, and letters belong to this category.
Literary nonfiction
A movie review gives reasons why readers should avoid seeing a particular movie. Its primary purpose is this.
To persuade
A character wants to tell the truth but fears losing a friend if she does. This struggle is an example of this story element.
Conflict
The narrator says, “Marcus stared at the test and worried that he would fail.” We know Marcus's thoughts, but no other character's thoughts. This is most likely this point of view.
Third-person limited
“People can find courage when they stand up for others” could apply across many cultures and time periods, making it this kind of theme.
Universal theme
Recipes, directions, schedules, menus, brochures, and job applications belong to this category of nonfiction.
Functional texts
An author describes a hilarious but true disaster from a family vacation mainly to amuse the reader. This is the author's primary purpose.
To entertain
The position, perspective, or angle from which a story is told is called this.
Point of view
The narrator reveals that Mia is worried about the game, Carlos secretly hopes it will be canceled, and their coach believes the team is ready. This is which point of view?
Third person omniscient
A character repeatedly refuses help because he wants to solve every problem alone. Eventually he realizes accepting help is not a sign of weakness. “Everyone needs help sometimes” represents this literary element.
Theme
A set of assembly instructions and a biography are both nonfiction, but they belong to these two different categories.
Functional texts and literary nonfiction
brochure contains facts about recycling but repeatedly urges readers to reduce their own waste. Because the author is trying to change the reader's behavior, the primary purpose is this.
To persuade