Craft Elements: Fiction
What is a round character?
From the Italian word for "room," this grouping of lines separated from others in a poem can signal a shift in mood, time, or thought.
What is a stanza?
From an American civilian, to a soldier, to a victim of war, this poem showcases "the Body through which the War has passed"
What is "Drone" by Solmaz Sharif?
Sometimes described as a camera on the shoulder of the character, this perspective offers insight into the character's thoughts without being strictly limited to what they notice.
What is third-person limited?
What is a conceit?
In "A Temporary Matter," the first time Shoba and Shukumar exchange secrets over candlelight corresponds to this point on Freytag's pyramid
What is the inciting incident?
Of this nonlinear "shape" of a story: "You might already know the end at the start and get many fractured views of the same moment, or many fractured views of things avoiding that moment"
What is an explosion/radial?
Something you can experience with the senses; a type of noun
What is concrete?
This poem's central conceit involves a huge party in celebration of the poet's sibling - or, more specifically, his "death"
What is "No More Cake Here" by Natalie Diaz?
The climax of a story is always rendered in this "speed" of narrative time
What is scene?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each line
What is anaphora?
This character was raised by his grandmother, who exposed him to Native culture by having him read her books by Native authors, including Louise Erdrich
Who is Tony Loneman?
A specific time and place which plays a significant role in the story. For example, Twilight would not be the same if not set in Forks, Washington.
What is an integral setting?
The continuation of a sentence or clause across one poetic line break
What is enjambment?
The relationship between texts, where one text’s meaning is influenced or shaped by another text
What is intertextuality?