OAA Elements of Fiction Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Authors purpose | an authors reason for creating a piece of work the purpose may be to explain/inform entertain or persuade |
| Character | is a person animal or imaginary creature that takes part in the action of the story |
| Static Charcter | a character that stays the same throughout the story the character does not change or learn a lesson |
| Dynamic character | a character that changes throughout the story the characer learns from his or her experiences |
| Main Character | an important character the story cannot go on without them |
| Minor Character | a character that is not important the story can go on without them |
| Antagonist | is a person thing or force that works against the protagonist an antagonist can be another person society rull/law Nature inner feelings Fate/destiny |
| protagonist | is usually the main charactor of a story the character most central to the action of the story |
| Characterization | is techniques an author uses to develop the personlity orna charcter in a literaray work |
| Dialogue | words spoken by a character in a literary work usually they are inside quotation marks |
| dialect | is a form of language that is spoken in paticulary place by a particulary group of people |
| Flashback | the author interupts the story to fill in necessary background information about the character setting or the problem/conflict |
| Foreshadowing | the author gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story |
| Genre | a category of literature characterized by simmilarities in form style and subject matter some of the most common genres are traditional literature realestic fiction historical fiction science fiction fantasy folk tales/tall tales/fairy tales legends myths mysteries horro sports westerns romance and graphic |
| Mood/tone | is the feeling that the literary work gives to readers |
| Plot Diagram | is a tool used to keep track of the parts of the plot |
| Explsition | the first part of the plot the charcters and setting is introduced |
| conflict/problem | the struggle or problem that triggersw the action |
| rising action | a series of conflicts or struggles that build the story the main character has two choices face the problem and make it worse or ignore the problem and i8t gets worse |
| Climax | is the high point or turning point of the story the most intense part of the story |
| falling action | the conflict is beginning to be settled |
| Resolution | the ending of the story the readers knows how the story ends |
| point of view | the vantage point from which the story is told |
| 1st person | told by one of the characters only knows the feelings of himself/herself author uses pronouns such as i or we |
| 3rd person limited | told by a narrator who is not apart of the story this narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of the main characters auther uses she he and they |
| 3rd person omniscient | told by a narrator outside the story who knows what is happening in minds of all the characters godlike narrator |
| setting | is the time and place in which the action of the story occurs the where and when of a story |
| style | is the way the author uses words phrases and sentences to express his or her ideas devices |
| symbol | is a person place thing or event used to represent something else |
| Theme | the statement about life the author is trying to teach the reader the overall meaning about life or lessons the author is trying to teach the reader |
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