Realistic Fiction
A story where the characters and events are imagined but the setting and situations can occur in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
A narrative point-of-view that uses I/Me/My pronouns. This POV shows the narrator's thought process and manner of speaking.
What is first-person POV?
A complete thought that can stand on its own.
Simple sentence or independent clause
A type of figurative language that compares two different things using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
A theme that is directly stated in a text.
What is explicit theme?
A narrative point-of-view that uses you/your/yours pronouns. The narrator places the audience in their shoes.
What is second-person POV?
Who or what the sentence is about
What is subject?
Creating an image by using descriptive words that relate to the 5 senses.
What is sensory imagery?
A theme that is implied or not directly stated.
What is implicit theme?
A narrative point-of-view that uses she/he/they pronouns and refers to all characters in the third-person. The narrator tells the story from the outside.
What is third-person POV?
What the subject does, is, or experiences.
What is predicate?
A comparison of two different things for emphasis or dramatic effect.
What is metaphor?
A writing style that is NOT professional. Casual language that you would use with a friend.
What is informal language?
A specific type of POV that uses third-person pronouns, but the narrator only shows the audience the thoughts and feelings of one specific character
What is third-person limited?
I went to the mall, and I saw a circus.
What is a compound sentence?
When a nonhuman noun shows human traits or behavior.
What is personification?
A long passage where a character gives the audience a direct look into their thoughts and feelings about a specific moment. (Hint: two words)
What is interior monologue?
A specific type of POV that uses third-person pronouns, but the narrator shows the audience the thoughts and feelings of any and multiple characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
Though I could barely believe it, I had actually found a unicorn.
What is a complex sentence?
When a detail is exaggerated or blown out of proportion for a comedic or dramatic effect.
What is hyperbole?