Realistic Fiction Quiz #2

Setting

time and place

Characters

People or animals in the story.

Establishes the point of view.

Protagonist

-good guy

-main character

-the character around which the story is centered

Antagonist

-bad guy

-the person or force working against the protagonist

Theme

the lesson the author wants us to learn

Conflict

the problem in the story. There are two types:

-internal

-external

Plot

the events that happen in the story

Dialogue

when characters talk in a story

Trait

a special quality, or feature, of a person or animal.

External Conflict

character struggles against an outside force

Internal Conflict

takes place in the mind of the character

1st Person Narrator

The protagonist tells the story from their point of view. Words such as I, me, or my are commonly used.

3rd Person Narrator

When someone outside the story is the narrator. Character's names and pronouns such as he, she, him, her, they, and them are commonly used.

Characterization

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Direct Characterization

A writer states the character's traits, or characteristics.

Indirect Characterization

A writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character's traits through their words, thoughts, actions, and how other people respond to the character.

Exposition

The introduction of a story or drama in which the author introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.

Climax

The highest point of interest or suspense in a story. The turning point.

Symbol

When something in the text represents or stands for something else.

Foreshadowing

The author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

Flashback

A technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events in a story in order to provide background information for the current situation.

Mood

The feelings or emotions created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

Narrator

The speaker or character who tells the story.