Elements of Fiction
The main character
Protagonist
The major points in plot
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
The man who supposedly wronged Montressor
Fortunato
Two types of animals that George and Lydia saw in the nursery
Lions and Vultures
Arnold tried out for this sport
Basketball
"I" "Me" are used for this type of writing
First person point of view
"He" "she" "they" are used in this type of writing.
Third person point of view.
The festival everyone was attending
Carnival
Lydia felt as if she were _____ in the story because of the house
Arnold laughed when the people on the Rez did what?
Turned their backs to him
The message of a story. What the author is trying to say.
Theme
The author makes hints at what is yet to come in the story
Foreshadowing
Fortunato's name is an example of which literary element of fiction?
Irony
The children's names (Peter and Wendy) are an example of this literary element in fiction.
Allusion
Arnold had this thrown at him during the game
A coin
Characterization that is explicitly stated. For example, "Her long blonde hair blew in the wind and her rosy cheeks were decorated with a smile."
Direct characterization
These are the three types of third person point of view
Omniscient, limited, objective
The narrator being a murderer creates this type of narrator
Unreliable
George and Lydia decide to do this after their children refuse to change the nursery's room
Power down the house and go on vacation
What Jing-mei's mother did with the piano after Jing-mei quit playing
She gave it to Jing-mei
A character with exaggerated traits whose purpose is to highlight a trait in another character
Foil
Characterization that is more implied or left for the reader to interpret. Dialogue is often a tool for this type of characterization.
Indirect characterization
The meaning of destined in the section, "I had finished a portion of the last and the eleventh; there remained but a single stone to be fitted and plastered in. I struggled with its weight; I placed it partially in its destined position" (par 78).
Meant to be
Evidence George found that supported the notion that the Veldt might have been real
A bloody scarf and a drool covered wallet
The name of the two songs Jing-mei found on the piano at the end.
Pleading Child
Perfectly Contented