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Elements of Fiction
Understanding Fiction writing
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Undergraduate 3
02/02/2010

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Delineated Spaces
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Those forms carved out of space by positive forms.
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Spatial Presence
Definition
The size and impact of the field in which a three-dimensional work is experienced. This field may not stop at the physical boundaries of the work.
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Eye Lines
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The illusionary line between a figures eyes and something at which it appears to be looking.
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Activated space
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The area controlled by a three-dimensional piece, including not only its form but also a subtly energized but physically unfilled area in or around the work.
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Participatory Sculpture
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Three-dimensional art design to engage the viewer physically.
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Scale
Definition
The size of an object in relationship to other objects and to its surroundings
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Monumental Works
Definition
Very large, imposing works of art that may or may not serve memorial purposes.
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Forced Perspective
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Exaggeration of the illusionary convergence of parallel lines toward the horizon, used in set design to make a shallow space appear deeper.
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Linear Perspective
Definition
The optical illusion that parallel lines converge toward a distant vanishing point
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Atmospheric Perspective
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The optical illusion that areas closer to the viewer are sharper in detail, color intensity, and value contrast than areas further away, sometimes used intentionally by artists to create illusions of spatial depth.
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Linear
Definition
Of or relating to a line or lines.
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Line
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An area whose length is considerably greater then its width
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Negative lines
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A unfilled area with a linear quality
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Earthworks
Definition
Large scale sculptures in which the surface of the earth is the medium.
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Edges
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A boundary where two planes meet
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Outlines
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The line described by the outer boundary of a form
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Implied Lines
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A line in a work that is subtly perceived by the viewer but that has no physical form.
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Read
Definition
To scan or perceive a work of art in a particular way or with particular understanding.
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Value
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A degree of lightness or darkness
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Highlights
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A brightly lit area that appears as a luminous spot on a work.
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Grayscale
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The representation of gradations of value as a series of equal steps from black to white.
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Shadow Studies
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An analysis of where natural lighting will create shadows at different times of day and different seasons at a particular location.
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moire
Definition
A illusory wave like pattern
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Subtraction
Definition
Creation of a work of art by carving away the excess from a larger piece of material.
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Burls
Definition
A rounded knotty growth on a tree.
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Monolithic
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A piece having a relatively closed form that reflects the single stone or block of wood from which it was carved.
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Open Forms
Definition
A mass penetrated by negative spaces.
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Refracted Light
Definition
The bands of color seen when whit light is passed through a prism.
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Visible Spectrum
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The humanly perceptible bands of color light created when white light passes through a prism
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Reflection
Definition
When white light strikes an opaque surface
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Pigment
Definition
A powder that is the coloring ingredient for paint or other color media.
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Shade
Definition
A dark value of hue
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Tint
Definition
A very light value of hue
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Optical color mixture
Definition
Colors mixed visually, as when hues are closely juxtaposed in space or when transparent layers of different colors are overlaid.
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Additive
Definition
Mixtures of light to create colors, called "additive", since each colored light adds its energy to the mixture, raising its value slightly
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Color Wheel
Definition
A two dimensional circular model of relationships among hues.
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Hue
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The characteristic of color identified by color names, such as red and blue
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Primary Colors
Definition
Those basic hues from which all other hues can be mixed. Red, Yellow, Blue.
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Secondary Colors
Definition
The hues created by mixing two primary colors together.
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Saturation
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A measure of the relative purity and brightness or grayness of a color.
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Tertiary
Definition
The hues created when a primary and a secondary color are mixed.
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Complementary Colors
Definition
Hues that are opposite each other on a color wheel. When mixed they gray or neutralize each other, when juxtaposed they intensify each other.
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Neutrals
Definition
Colors of very low saturation, approaching grays.
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simultaneous Contrast
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The principle that the juxtaposition of two colors exaggerates their differences and reduces teir similarities.
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Local Color
Definition
The natural color of an object.
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Polychromed
Definition
Multicolored
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Encaustic
Definition
A method of painting with pigment bearing hot wax
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Warm Colors
Definition
Reds, oranges, and Yellows
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Cool Colors
Definition
Greens, blues
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Monochromatic
Definition
A color scheme using closely related colors derived from a single hue but perhaps varying in value and saturation.
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Monochromatic
Definition
A color scheme using closely related colors derived from a single hue but perhaps varying in value and saturation.
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Analogous Colors
Definition
Hues lying next to each other on a color wheel
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Flat Character
Definition
A one-dimensional, simple character who does not change during the course of the story.
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Round Character
Definition
Multidimensional, complex, shows development
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Stock Character
Definition
A stick figure, a stereotypical character (such as the librarian, or the politician)
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Foil Character
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A character whose behavior or personality serves to enhance our understanding of another character, usually through contrast.
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1st person narrator (participant)
Definition
Uses "I" a form of first-person narration where all of the narrator's thoughts are presented as they run through the thinkers mind.
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3rd person narrator (nonparticipant)
Omniscient
Definition
The narrator knows all of the thoughts and behaviors of all of the characters and can be in more than one place at a time.
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3rd person narrator
Selective Omniscience
Definition
The narrator knows the thoughts of only one or two of the characters.
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Editorial narrator
Definition
The narrator has an opinion. His commentary judges the character's behavior.
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Objective narrator
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The narrator offers no judgement about the action, and instead just relates the facts.
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Reliable narrator
Definition
One whose opinions and commentary are accurate and can be trusted.
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Unreliable narrator
Definition
One whose opinions and commentary cannot be entirely trusted. May be inaccurate because of extreme innocence (as a child), disease, or other mental capacity.
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Theme
Definition
The message or central point of the story.
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Plot
Definition
The arrangements of events that occur.
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Exposition
Definition
Setting forth of the situation.
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Conflict
Definition
Complication that moves to a climax.
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Climax
Definition
The turning point in the story.
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Denoument
Definition
outcome of the conflict, aka resolution.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
A hint of what is to come.
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Flashbacks
Definition
A shift in time to an event in the past.
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Tone and Style
Definition
The writers manner of expression, including word choice.
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Setting
Definition
Location and time of the story, including time of day, time of year, and the zeitgeist of the era.
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Symbolism
Definition
Occurs when something in the story has a meaning or significance that goes beyond its usual or immediate meaning.
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Character Sketch
Definition
Describing some person in the story or novel.
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Fiction
Definition
Things made up, imagined, manufactured.
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False Stories (fiction)
Definition
Novelists and Short story writers.
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True Stories
Definition
Historians, Biographers, Journalists.
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The WORD "Story" comes from?
Definition
History.
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Form
Definition
The shape of the story.
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Analysis
Definition
Separating into parts in order to better understand the whole.
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Explication
Definition
A line by line or episode by episode commentary on what is going on in a text.
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