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fiction
introduciton to fiction vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
09/22/2013

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genre
Definition

type of category of litreally composition

 

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fiction
Definition

any work of prose that tells an inventor or imaginary story

 

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prose
Definition

writing that is not drama or poetry

 

 

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short story
Definition

a brief work of fiction that develops plot, conflict, characters, setting, mood and theme.

 

 

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novel

 

Definition

close cousin of the short sotry, long work of fiction

 

 

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plot
Definition

a series of events related to a central confict or struggle

 

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exposition
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introduction, sets the mood or tone

 

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rising action
Definition

conflict is developed and intensified

 

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climax
Definition

turning point, or high point in interest or suspence

 

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falling action

 

Definition

consist of all events that follow the climax

 

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resolution
Definition

conclusion, central conflict between of people and things

 

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external

person vs person

 

Definition

when conflict happens between people

 

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external

person vs nature

 

Definition

when a mand and nature conflict

 

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external

person vs society

 

Definition

man conflicts with laws, moral, expectations of society

 

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internal

person vs self

 

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conflicted with his/her emotions, decisions, probles, ideas, existence, etc...

 

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point of view
Definition

vantage point or perspective from the story is told

 

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first person point of view
Definition

participates in or witnesses the action

 

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third person limited pov

 

Definition

stands outside the action and observes

 

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third person omniscient pov

 

Definition

stands outside the action and observes

 

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characters

 

Definition

individuals that take part in the action of the story

 

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protagonist
Definition

main character of a literary work

 

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antagonist
Definition

character or force that's in conflict with protagonist

 

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characterization
Definition

act of creating or describing a character

 

 

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type of characterization

 

direct

 

Definition

when the author tells what a character is like

 

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type of characterization

 

indirect

 

Definition

author shows us what a character is like

 

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setting
Definition
time and place in the literary work occurs
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mood
Definition

emotion created in the reader by part or all the story

 

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theme
Definition

central idea, perctption or observation about life

 

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theme

 

direct

 

Definition
theme is presented or stated directly
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theme

 

implicit or implied

Definition
reader must infer the theme from the work
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irony
Definition

contrast between what is expected and what really happens

 

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verbal irony
Definition

writer or speaker says one thing and means something else

 

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dramatic irony
Definition

reader knows something that character doesn't

 

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situational irony
Definition

outcome is the opposite of our expectations

 

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suspense
Definition

makes the reader unsure or tense about the events

 

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forshadowing
Definition
hints or clues to suggest what is to come
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flashback
Definition
story or play that interrupts the present action
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symbol
Definition
stands for something other than inself , or idea
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imagery

 

Definition

language aimed to invoke the senses

 

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motif
Definition

symbolic significance in a story

 

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allusion
Definition
refrence to a historical event, person
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allegory
Definition

symbolize or represent an idea or concept, chatacters and events in the story

 

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oxymoron
Definition
words that go together
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satire
Definition
used to draw attention to
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synechoche
Definition
a part to represent the whole to a part
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