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About the author
Whatcha reading?
The plot thickens.
Look who's talking.
Who's this all about?
100
A fiction writer usually writes for this purpose.
What is to entertain?
100
A traditional story that answers questions about the mysteries of nature and the creation of the world.
What is myth?
100
The time and place where the story takes place.
What is setting?
100
The narrator is a character in the story and the story is from their point of view.
What is first person narrative?
100
The main character in a fiction story.
What is protagonist?
200
The main idea or message in the story.
What is theme?
200
A form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience.
What is a drama?
200
The beginning of a story where the characters and problem are introduced.
What is exposition?
200
The narrator tells the story from outside the action.
What is third person?
200
The qualities of appearance and personality that make a character seem real.
What are character traits?
300
The attitude the author presents about the subject.
What is tone?
300
A story passed down by word-of-mouth from generation to generation.
What is a folktale?
300
The moment when the main character does or does not achieve their goal.
What is the climax?
300
The narrator is outside the story, but only shows one character's perspective.
What is third person limited?
300
The problem in the story that the main character's experiencing.
What is conflict?
400
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates using descriptive words and imagery.
What is mood?
400
A made up story about a real time or event in history.
What is historical fiction?
400
The build up to the most exciting moment of the story.
What is rising action?
400
The narrator's perspective or view of the events in the story.
What is point of view?
400
The way the author creates and develops the characters.
What is characterization?
500
The author's feelings and beliefs that are shown through his or her writing.
What is author's perspective?
500
A form of writing in which words create feeling through meaning, sound, and rhythm.
What is poetry?
500
The conclusion of the story where the problem is resolved.
What is resolution?
500
The narrator tells the story as if it were happening to the reader.
What is second person?
500
The "bad guy" in a fiction story.
What is the antagonist?