English 12 Fiction + Terms Test

Symbol

An object that represents something in literature

Rising Action

Summarizes most of the plot and builds suspense

Alliteration

Initial letter of one word is repeated in consecutive words

Conflict

Clash of two opposing forces

Characterization

Methods writer used to communicate info about characters to readers

Prose

Regular sentences and paragraphs in writing

Rhyme

Endings of words in consecutive lines sound similar

Dynamic

Type of character that changes throughout the course of a story

Personification

Non human / inanimate objects given human qualities

Stanza

Collection of lines written together in poetry

Flat

Type of character that exhibits only one quality/ personality trait

Climax

Most suspenseful/ exciting part of a story

Protagonist

Main character in a story

Genre

Categories of types of stories

Hyperbole

Uses extreme exaggeration for effect

Tone

Author’s attitude to what they are writing about

Round

Type of character who exhibits many qualities or personality traits

Foreshadowing

Hints or clues to what is coming in a story

Limited omniscient

Type of POV where readers see thoughts and actions of only one character

Mood

Feeling the reader feels throughout the story

Rhythm

Syllables of words arranged to create a specific pattern

Metaphor

Two unlike things compared

Cliché

Overused phrase or saying

Setting

Time or place in a story

Objective

Form of POV where reader sees actions of characters but not their thoughts and feelings

Theme

Underlying message of a story or poem

Plot

Name given to the events of a story as they happen

Omniscient

Type of pov where reader sees thoughts and feelings of all characters in story

Irony

Something unexpected (plot twist)

Antagonist

Villain (opposés main character)

Satire

Genre of writing where subject is criticized

Suspense

Created by the author to keep us guessing what will happen next

Introduction

Introduced to the setting and main characters

Imagery

Figurative device used in poetry to appeal to the 5 senses

Onomatopoeia

Poetry where words are used to imitate sounds

Point of view

Perspective from which a story is told

Dialogue

Term given to spoken words exchanged between two characters

Static

Remains unchanged throughout the course of a story

Initial incident

Part of the plot with the conflict that drives a story

Style

Characteristic way in which author uses language

Similie

Two things compared using like or as

Narrator

Speaker who tells the story

Stock

Type of character who has stereotypical characteristics and appears regularly in literature

Falling action

Part of plot after the climax that brings about the resolution