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Fiction Literary Terms “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” Mark Twain Genre • A category of literary composition, such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama Fiction • Includes any work of prose (writing other than poetry and drama)that tells an invented or imaginary story. • Fiction is a popular choice for people who read primarily for entertainment. • Two types: short story and novel Plot • Events in the story – consists of 5 parts 1. Exposition 2. Rising action 3. Climax 4. Falling action 5. resolution Exposition • • • • • The introduction to the story. Sets the mood or tone Setting Background information Introduces the characters Rising Action • The conflict is developed and intensified Climax • The high point of interest or suspense Falling Action • All the events that follow the climax Resolution • The point at which the central conflict is ended or resloved Point of View • Three types 1. 1st person – narrator who is involved or witnesses the action – “I / We” 2. 2nd person – rarely seen in fiction – usually instructional manuals – “You” 3. 3rd person – narrator who is outside of the action and see everything – “he, she, it, and they” Characterization • The act of creating or describing a character • Writers create characters 3 ways 1. Say 2. Do 3. Think Protagonist • Character we are rooting for – the main character in a piece of literature Antagonist • In conflict with the protagonist • Can be another character • Or an outside force such as the weather Setting • Time and place • Setting helps establish the mood of a story Mood • The emotion created in the readers mind by part or all of the story Some memorable literary settings” • • • • • • Middle-Earth Hogwarts Academy Hundred Acre Wood Neverland Narnia Oz Theme • Central idea or perception about life that is revealed through a literary work • Theme is usually not stated • It is implied • Meaning the author wants you to figure out what lesson you learned through the reading Style • The manner in which something is said or written • Diction (word choice) • Sentence structure • Recurring features • All help reveal the author’s style • Kind of like a personality Irony • 3 types 1. Dramatic – known by writer and audience but not characters 2. Verbal – character says one thing but means another 3. Situational – an event occurs that is contrary to what is expected by the characters or the audience Conflict • The plot revolves around some type of conflict • 2 types 1. Internal – a struggle that takes place within the character 2. External – a struggle that takes place between a character and some outside force Flashback • Interrupts the chronological order of the story to reveal an event that happened in the past Foreshadowing • Hints to events that will occur later in the story Context Clues • Words or phrases near a difficult word or passage that can help you uncover the meaning. • They help you make and educated guess Symbol • Things that stand for and represent both themselves and something else