Elements of Fiction
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kvanschepen on August 21, 2012
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Short Story Terms to study for your test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Plot | sequence of events in a story |
| Exposition | introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation |
| Rising Action | events leading up to the climax |
| Climax | the decisive moment in a novel or play |
| Conflict | opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) |
| Falling Action | events after the climax, leading to the resolution |
| Resolution | end of the story where loose ends are tied up |
| First Person Point of View | a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself |
| Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told |
| Setting | where and when the story takes place |
| Symbol | something that stands for something else |
| Theme | The main idea or meaning of a text. Often, this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work |
| Genre | A type of literature that shares the same features |
| Third person point of view | There is a narrator that is not in the story |
| Context Clues | Using words around an unfamiliar word to help figure out the meaning |
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