Fiction 1
A story that is NOT real.
What is Fiction?
The message of a story
What is Theme?
The plot revolves around this character.
What is the Protagonist or main character.
The events in the story that lead up to the climax.
What is the rising action?
The writer's attitude about a subject.
What is tone?
When the author uses an object or reference to add a deeper meaning to the story or poem.
What is symbolism?
The grass is always greener on the other side...
Good things come to those who wait...
The key to success is hard work...
Friends are the family you choose...
These are all examples of what?
What are theme statements?
The where and when of a story.
What is the setting?
Characters that change throughout a story.
What are dynamic characters?
The main events in a story.
What is the plot?
The character that opposes the protagonist in a story.
What is the antagonist?
The most intense, exciting, or important part of the story, where the conflict comes to a head.
What is the Climax?
The problem that a character faces.
What is the conflict?
The part of the story where the problem is being resolved or loose ends are being tied up.
What is Falling Action?
The way the reader feels when they read the story.
What is the mood?
The part of a story that begins the conflict.
What is the Inciting Incident?
The part of the story that introduces the characters and setting.
What is the Exposition?
A type of conflict where the main character is struggling with their own thoughts, values, or needs.
What is man vs. self or person vs. self?
What is the main idea in a story?
What is the theme/controlling idea/big idea/thesis?
The way a character behaves, thinks, and feels tells you their _______________ ______________. (Two words)
What are character traits?
A type of character that does not change over time.
What is a static character?
We use this to better help us understand or draw the plot.
What is a Plot Diagram?
The part of a story that is the conclusion of the plot. Can be a finite end or a cliffhanger.
What is the resolution?
What two "things" do you need to know in order to determine the theme of a story?
What are the characters and the conflict?
The use of figurative language, imagery, sensory language, and point of view an author uses in a story.
What is author's craft?