Dialogue
This is a conversation between characters in an imaginative narrative ( and any type of narrative).
What is dialogue?
The speed at which a story unfolds.
What is pacing?
This term refers to using details that appeal to the five senses.
What is sensory imagery?
This is when a character thinks back on events and considers their significance.
What is reflection?
This is the main character in an imaginative narrative.
What is a protagonist?
This aspect of dialogue can reveal a character’s personality through their speech patterns, word choice, and tone.
How can dialogue reveal a character's personality?
Detailed descriptions can be used to slow down the pacing of a story.
What is detailed descriptions
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
Helps develop a character by revealing their thoughts, feelings, and growth.
How does reflection help develop a character in an imaginative narrative?
This type of character undergoes significant internal change throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
This type of dialogue is when the writer summarizes what a character said instead of quoting them directly.
What is indirect dialogue?
These can speed up the action and create a sense of urgency.
What are short sentences?
This is the purpose of using vivid descriptions in a narrative.
What is creating a clear and engaging picture in the reader’s mind?
This term refers to a character’s inner thoughts and feelings.
What is an internal monologue?
This character opposes the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
Dialogue can do this by revealing key information or creating conflict.
How can dialogue advance the plot of an imaginative narrative?
This is a scene set in a time earlier than the main story, and it can slow down the pacing to provide background information.
What is a flashback?
These can enhance the mood of a story by using specific word choices and imagery that evoke certain emotions.
What are descriptions?
This can add depth to a narrative by providing insight into the character’s motivations and changes.
What is reflection?
This is the difference between direct and indirect characterization.
Does direct characterization explicitly describe a character’s traits, while indirect characterization shows traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions?
This is the difference between dialogue and monologue.
Is dialogue a conversation between two or more characters, while a monologue is a long speech by one character?
This can develop events in an imaginative narrative.
What is pacing?
This is the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
Does a simile use “like” or “as” to compare two things, while a metaphor directly states the comparison?
This is the difference between reflection and narration.
is a reflection of the character’s personal thoughts and feelings, while the narration is the one telling the story?
This helps create a character by using vivid details so the reader can visualize the character.
What is character development?