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Fiction Unit
fiction unit terms and stories
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English
Undergraduate 2
08/09/2012

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Term
Character
Definition
People in the story
Term
Plot
Definition
what happens in the story
Term
Setting
Definition
Where and when the story takes place, includes time of day, time of year, time period, and place
Term
Motivation
Definition
Why characters do or say what they do or say
Term
Flat character
Definition
A character that is simple and usually has only one trait, not a vivid character
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Round Character
Definition
has several traits, a complex personality
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Foil
Definition
A character who serves as a contrast to another character, usually same gender and similar background
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Foreshadowing
Definition
clues within the story about what will happen later in the story
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Atmosphere
Definition
the air the characters breathe, the world in which they move
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Symbol
Definition
A real item in a story that has an abstract meaning
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Point of View
Definition
Participant (first person): a character in the story tells the story, uses "I," "me," "my."
Nonparticipant (third person): someone outside of the story tells the story
Term
Narrative Points of View
Definition
1. Participant
a. narrator as major character
b. narrator as minor character
2. Nonparticipant
a. Omniscient=all-knowing
b. Selective omniscient=knows some but not all
c. Objective=makes no judgment
Term
Theme
Definition
what the story is about, what the writer is trying to say
Term
Allusion
Definition
A reference to another work.

Ex. "Young Goodman Brown" contains biblical allusions.
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