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fiction and non-fiction
vocabulary terms
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English
6th Grade
08/26/2008

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FICTION
Definition
writing that tells about imaginary, or made-up, characters and events. It is false!
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NON-FICTION
Definition
writing that deals with only REAL people, events, or ideas
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CHARACTER
Definition
made-up people or animals in a story
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PLOT
Definition
the series of events in a story
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SETTING
Definition
the time and place of a story
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THEME
Definition
the message about life in a story
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DIALOGUE
Definition
A conversation between characters. It is put in "Quotation Marks."
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IRONY
Definition
the difference between what you think might happen at the end of a story and what really happens -Also, an odd twist to a story
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GENRE
Definition
the 3 main types of writing: fiction/non-fiction, poetry, drama
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MAJOR CHARACTER
Definition
a character who plays a big part in a story - you see them a lot
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MINOR CHARACTER
Definition
a character who plays a small part in a story - you see them less often
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FIRST PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW
Definition
one of the characters tells you the story. You see the words "I" "Me" "We" "Us"
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THIRD PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW
Definition
a narrator outside of the story is telling you the story
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CONFLICT
Definition
the problem that occurs at the beginning of a story
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CLIMAX
Definition
the point at which the conflict is at its' greatest
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RESOLUTION
Definition
when the problems are all worked out at the end of a story
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PROTAGONIST
Definition
The main character, or good guy, in a story is called what?
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ANTAGONIST
Definition
The opponent, or bad guy, in a story is called what?
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Narrator
Definition
The person telling you the story.
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Author's Purpose
Definition
The reason why an author chose to write something. What they are trying to accomplish with the writing.
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PIE =
Persuade Inform, Entertain, Explain
Definition
Name the 4 reasons why authors write:
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Limited
Definition
When a narrator tells what the characters in a story are doing is called 3rd person _____
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Omniscient
Definition
When a narrator outside of the story tells what the characters are doing and also their thoughts and feeling it is called 3rd person _____
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Prediction
Definition
An educated guess about what will happen next in a story
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