Elements of Fiction
What is the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place called?
Setting
What is the writing or cinema that is about facts and real events called?
Nonfiction
Lucy's eyes shone like diamonds. This sentence is an example of a ____________ .
Simile
To study (something) closely and carefully is to ___________________ .
Analyze
Ramesh eats pizza. Identify the verb in the sentence.
Eats
What is the central idea or ideas explored in a story called?
Theme
Which genre do stories that are impossible to take place in this world dealing with magical powers belong to?
Fantasy
What is the figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true called?
Metaphor
To add notes, labels, or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.) is to _____________ .
Annotate
Lara loves music and plays instruments too. This is a compound sentence. True or False?
False.
What is the ordered sequence of events that make up the story called?
The Plot
What do we call the genre of literature that is characterized by believable events and characters?
Realistic fiction
What is the use of symbols to represent things, especially in art and literature called?
Symbolism
To make clear by reasoning or evidence using examples, diagrams or data is to ____________ .
Demonstrate
Birds build nests, and they fly to find food. Identify the coordinating conjunctions used in the sentence.
And
What is the point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved in a story called?
The climax
What do we call the form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language?
Poetry
What is the act of giving a human quality or characteristic to something which is not human called?
Personification
To understand clearly and grasp the nature, and meaning of something is to ____________ .
Comprehend
In FANBOYS, "N" stands for __________ .
Nor
What is the literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces called?
The Conflict
What is the type of literature that is written for the purpose of being performed in front of an audience?
Drama
What is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes called?
Onomatopoeia
To see the difference between two objects, people or places is to ____________ .
Contrast
My sister spilled the milk, _______ I was the one who was blamed. Fill in the blank using an appropriate coordinating conjunction.
yet