FICTION TERMS

FICTION

• a story that comes from the authors imagination
• the story isn't true or real, but it can be based off of real events.

SHORT STORY

• a book that is meant to be read in one sitting
• usually part of many short stories in one book
• short stories often have one idea in the plot

NOVEL

• books that are longer and more harder to comprehend
• often novels have multiple story lines

CHARACTERS

• people, animals, or imaginary creatures in the book or story

CHARACTER TYPES

• round: characters that are a major part of the storyline, and we gradually learn more about them as we read
• flat: characters that have a very minor part of the storyline, often extras, who we never learn more about.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

• physical description: what she/he looks like
• action: what she/he does
• thoughts: what she/he thinks
• other opinions: what others think of she/he

SETTING

• the description of where or when the character is
• mood: the sensory detail of the character
• time: what time season or year the character is
• place: the description of where the setting is

PLOT

• what happens in the storyline or the chain of events that happen

EXPOSITION

• the introduction of the character
• sets the stage, setting described, and conflict begins

RISING ACTION

• the chain of events leading up to the climax

CLIMAX

• the moment where the protagonist faces his conflict

FALLING ACTION/ RESOLUTION

• the chain of events that lead to the end of the story or the resolution, the conflict getting solved

FORESHADOWING

• hints to future events

CONFLICT

• a problem that sets the plot in motion

SYMBOL

• an object that is used to represent an idea
• the reader must figure out

THEME

• the hidden message behind the storyline or plot
• reader has to analyze and interpret the story to figure it out

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