Fiction Vocabulary

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scene
A scene is a sequence where a character or characters engage in some sort of action and/or dialogue.
Realistic Fiction
A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life.
fantasy
A fictional story that uses imagination and things that are impossible (talking animals, magic, etc.)
Science fiction
a type of fiction that uses science and technology that has yet to be invented. (robots, computers, spaceships, time machines, etc.)
character
one of the people (or animals) in a story
narrator
the person or character who actually tells the story, filling in the background information and bridging the gaps between the dialogue.
setting
where and when the story takes place
conflict
a problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story
dialogue
is the conversations that characters have with one another.
thoughtshots
A thoughtshot is when a writer explains what a character is thinking (and, sometimes, feeling) at a particular point in time.
snapshots
is a place where a writer uses physical detail to describe a character, a setting, and/or an action.
point of view
the angle from which a story is told. The angle depends upon the narrator, or person telling the story.
plot
the action that makes up the story
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