Fiction Terms
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ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
Fiction
A PIECE OF WRITING THAT COMES FROM THE AUTHOR’S IMAGINATION; NOT TRUE, BUT CAN BE realistic
Short story
Meant to be read in one sitting, usually involving one main idea
Novel
- longer
- more storylines
- fictional
Characters
Characters are people, animals, imaginary creatures, etc. in a piece of literature
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THERE are 4 main types of characters
- round - main character
- flat - minor character
- Dynamic - {gradually} changes by the end of the story
- static - doesn’t change much/at all
character development
how a character is developed by the author
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- physical description
- actions
- thoughts
- what others think of the character
plot
The chain of events in a story
PLOT DIAGRAM
types of conflict
- man vs man
- man vs self
- man vs nature
- man vs society
Foreshadow
Clues or hints to what will happen later in the story
symbol: A concrete object used by the author to represent a certain idea
Theme: the moral of the story
unlocking theme
- was the main character static or dynamic?
- if dynamic, then what did they learn?
- skim for key phrases and sentences
- does the title have an important meaning that can lead you to the theme?
