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Fiction Vocabulary
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2. character- any person, animal, or creature in a story
Dynamic characters change.
Static characters stay the same.

3. characterization how the author makes the character believable
Methods of characterization:
Direct Characterization
Direct statement that tells about the character
Indirect Characterization
Author shows what the character is like through actions, dialogue, feelings, etc.

4. protagonist & antagonist
Main character in a story
Not necessarily the “good guy”
Antagonist =
Character who causes problems for the protagonist
Not necessarily the “bad guy”

5. setting Place Time Social Conditions Weather Conditions
One or more of these may have a huge impact on the story

6. conflict
the main problem that drives the action in the story

7. conflict
Can be internal
Or external

8. exposition
Sets up the story; introduces characters, setting and conflict

9. goal
What the character wants or is working toward; relates to conflict

10. complications- Events that make the conflict more difficult to resolve
Usually take place during the ASCENDING ACTION of the story

11. climax
Highest point of interest, action or emotion in a story

12. resolution or denouement
How the conflict is resolved (it can be left unsolved)

13. theme 2 Main Definitions:
A main idea being developed or examined in the novel
The message or lesson the author attempts to express through his/her writing

14. mood
The feeling that the author creates through setting, dialogue and action

15. Point of view (POV) Perspective from which the story is told
Narrator is NOT necessarily the author!
The narrator is NOT always reliable & trustworthy!
Types of Narration:
1st Person Narration
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient