Elements of Fiction ~ Literary Terms & Devices.

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Elements of Fiction ~ Literary Terms & Devices

Setting The where and when of a narrative physical psychological

you I Point of View (PoV) B+ 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person He, She, it I Objective (Camera View) Omniscient B+ Limited Omniscient

Protagonist

Antagonist

Stereotype

Foil

Plot The plan or storyline of a narrative (play, novel, short story, film, etc.)

Subplot The minor or secondary plot of a narrative. It often runs parallel to the development of the main plot and often mirrors the main plot.

Exposition

Rising action Suspense

Climax The turning point in a narrative. Point of highest emotion.

A weak or disappointing conclusion Anti-Climax A weak or disappointing conclusion

Conflict begins to get resolved. Falling action Conflict begins to get resolved.

Denouement / resolution The outcome or solution of the plot

Conflict Character vs. Character Fate, destiny, “god” Supernatural, unknown Nature Society Self

Theme Universal topic about life

Moral

Reoccurring color, saying, song, topic, Motif Reoccurring color, saying, song, topic, action, object, etc…

Walk Hop crawl Tip toe stroll meander gallop Tone Walk Hop crawl Tip toe stroll meander gallop

Mood

Symbol

Characterization The development or creation of characters in a narrative A dynamic character undergoes a fundamental change  * Whereas a static character remains the same 

Characterization The development or creation of characters in a narrative A dynamic character undergoes a fundamental change  * Whereas a static character remains the same 

Irony The twisting or foiling of expectations Verbal Dramatic Situational

Imagery Figurative Language

simile Often uses like, as, similar to, as if, & resembles

Metaphor Often uses is, was…

personification anthropomorphism

hyperbole

An indication or hint of things yet to occur in the plot Foreshadowing An indication or hint of things yet to occur in the plot

Flashback

onomatopoeia

pun A bicycle can't stand alone because it is two-tired. Mercutio--"Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance." because it is two-tired. Romeo--"Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes / With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead…"(I iv 13-5)

paradox

Oxymoron Oxy = sharp Moron = dull open secret larger half clearly confused act naturally alone together Hell's Angels found missing liquid gas civil engineer deafening silence seriously funny living dead Microsoft Works military intelligence jumbo shrimp Advanced BASIC tragic comedy unbiased opinion virtual reality definite maybe original copies pretty ugly same difference plastic glasses almost exactly constant variable even odds minor crisis extinct life genuine imitation exact estimate only choice freezer burn working holiday rolling stop

Allusion "the city that never sleeps" “KOBE!” “We’re not in Kansas draws upon the ready stock of ideas or emotion already associated with a topic in a relatively short space. "the city that never sleeps" “We’re not in Kansas any more.” “KOBE!”

Alliteration "Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo" in Dr. Seuss's The Butter Battle Book. assonance

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