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| They are writings and stories that did not actually happen. The three lengths of fiction are the novel, novella, and short story. |
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| What is characterization? |
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| It refers to the techniques a writer uses to develop characters. |
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| What is direct characterization? |
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| It is when the writer tells the reader directly about a character by stating directly what the character is like. |
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| What is indirect characterization? |
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| It is when the author shows the character in action and lets the reader draw their own conclusions or make their own interpretations by describing the character's physical appearance, what the character says, thinks, or does, and/or what other characters think/feel/say about this character. |
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| What is a dynamic character? |
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| It is a character who undergoes significant change in the story and becomes a better or worse character. |
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| What is a static character? |
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| It is a character who does not change in the story. |
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| What is a round character? |
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| It is a character who has a variety of traits, is complex, and many times is the main character in the story. |
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| What is a flat character? |
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| It is a character who only has one or two traits. |
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| It is a character who experiences conflict, is typically synonymous with the hero, and is typically the main character. |
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| It is a character who creates the conflict. They are not always evil, but they are sometimes synonymous with the villain. |
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| It is the person or voice who tells the story. They can either be a character in the story or a voice outside the action. |
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| What are the elements of a fiction piece? |
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| They are dialogue, symbolism, characterization, tone/mood, point of view, theme, plot/conflict, setting, and irony. |
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| It is the sequence of events that make up a fictional piece. A plot must always contain a conflict. |
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| What is the scientifically constructed formula for plot called? |
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| It is called the Freytag's Pyramid. |
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| What is the conflict? What are complications? |
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| The conflict is the struggle between opposing forces that make up the plot. Complications are the obstacles that build up the conflict. |
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| What is an external conflict? Internal conflict? |
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| The external conflict is between the protagonist and an outside force. An internal conflict is between the protagonist and her/him/itself. |
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| It is the feeling of excitement or tension a reader feels as they become more involved in the story. |
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| In which order do the events in a plot occur? |
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| They go by exposition, exciting force, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement, and resolution. |
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| It gives the story background (characters, setting, etc.). |
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| What is the exciting force? |
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| It is where the conflict is introduced and begins. In an internally conflictual ficitonal piece, it is called the inciting force. |
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| What is the rising action? |
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| It is when the complications are introduced, and the conflict builds up. |
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| It is the turning point in a story. |
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| What is the falling action? |
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| It is when the events of the story fall into place and the story begins to fall apart. |
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| It is when loose ends in the story are tied up. |
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| It is the point in which the conflict is resolved and the story ends. |
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| It is the perspective from which the story is told. |
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| What is first person point of view? |
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| It is a point of view in which the narrator is in the story and we see their thoughts and emotions only. They are often biased as we are given clues that cannot always be trusted. |
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| What is third person limited point of view? |
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| It is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and only shares the thoughts of one or more characters, but not all characters. |
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| What is third person omniscient point of view? |
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| It is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and sees the thoughts and feelings of all characters. |
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| What is third person objective point of view? |
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| It is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and doesn't see the thoughts or feelings of any characters. |
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| What is second person point of view? |
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| It is a point of view in which you are the main character, and the narrator is speaking to you. It is only used in advertising, how-to guides, and choose-your-story stories. |
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It is the time, place, and atmosphere of a story. |
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| It is the social setting of the setting. |
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| It is the vernacular used to further identify the milieu. |
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| It is the general idea or insight behind the story. It is always implied and is a universal message about life or humanity. |
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| It is built upon surprise and expresses the direct opposite of the intended meaning. |
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| It is when a character says one thing but means the opposite. |
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| What is situational irony? |
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| It is when the apparent reality of a situation is eventually revealed to be in some way opposite the true reality. |
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| It is when the reader is aware of certain information that the character is not. |
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| What is tone? What is mood? |
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| Tone is the writer's attitude towards the subject. Mood is the affect of the tone on the reader; it is how the reader feels from the tone. |
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| It is the way an author uses language. |
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| It is when something represents another thing. |
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| What are dialogue and monologue? |
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| Dialogue are words that characters speak to each other. Monologue are words that a character speaks to themselves. |
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| It is when a future event is indicated or is shown that it is going to happen in the future. |
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