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Elements of Fiction
Elements of Fiction
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Undergraduate 1
05/05/2011

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conflict
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the basic tension, predicament, or challenge that propels a story's plot
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complications
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plot events that plunge the protagonist further into conflict
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rising action
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the part of a plot in which the drama intensifies, rising toward the climax
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climax
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the plot's most dramatic and revealing moment, usually the turning point of the story
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falling action
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the part of the plot after the climax, when the drama subsides and the conflict is resolved
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plot
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refers to the series of events that give a story its meaning and effect
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protagonist
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a story's main character
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antagonist
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the character of force in conflict with the protagonist
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round character
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a complex, fully developed character, often prone to change
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flat character
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a one-dimensional, character or force in conflict with the protagonist
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characterization
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the process by which an author presents and develops a fictional character
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mood
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the underlying feeling or atmosphere produces by a story
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setting
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is the story's time and place, it can also include complex dimensions such as the historical moment the story occupies or its social context
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narrative voice
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the voice of the narrator telling the story
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point-of-view character
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the character focuses on most closely by the narrator, in first person point of view, the narrator himself
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point of view
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refers to the source and scope of the narrative voice
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diction
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the author's choice of words
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style
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refers to the language conventions used to construct the story
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theme
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the meaning or concept we are left with after reading a piece of fiction, theme is the answer to the question, "what did you learn from this?"
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visual imagery
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imagery of sight
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aural imagery
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imagery of sound
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olfactory imagery
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imagery of smell
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tactile imagery
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imagery of touch
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gustatory imagery
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imagery of taste
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image
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is a sensory impression used to create meaning in a story
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physical setting
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where the story takes place
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chronological setting
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the "when," can be equally general or specific
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