5545056368 | Fiction | Stories that are not entirely factual, but at least partially shaped, made up, imagined. | 0 | |
5545056369 | Fabel | Brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth | 1 | |
5545056370 | Moral | Message or sometimes stated at the end | 2 | |
5545056371 | Aphorism | A short observation that contains a general truth. Brief sentence or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom | 3 | |
5545056372 | Parable | Brief narrative that teachers a moral, it's plot is plausibly realistic and main characters are human rather than anthropomorphized animals or natural forces | 4 | |
5545056373 | Anthropomorphism | Attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object | 5 | |
5545056374 | Tale | Tends to be less complicated and closely detailed than a short story | 6 | |
5545056375 | Dramatic Situation | A person involved in some conflict | 7 | |
5545056376 | Exposition | Opening portion that sets the scene, introduces main characters, what happened before the story, and provides any other background info that a reader needs in order to understand | 8 | |
5545056377 | Protagonist | Like a hero | 9 | |
5545056378 | Antagonist | Opposes a protagonist (villian) | 10 | |
5545056379 | Denouement/Resolution | Conclusion | 11 | |
5545056380 | En Media Res | Latin, the midst of things | 12 | |
5545056381 | Flashback | A scene relived in a characters memory | 13 | |
5545056382 | Epiphany | Moment of insight, discovery, or revelation by which characters life or view of life, is greatly altered | 14 | |
5545056383 | Story of initiation | A character initiated into experience or maturity | 15 | |
5545056384 | Tetralogy | A group of four related literary works | 16 | |
5545056385 | Plotting | Pattern of actions events situations organized by the author to create a certain effect or affect on the reader | 17 | |
5545056386 | Editorial omniscience | Third person narration that adds comments, judges, and interjects opinion | 18 | |
5545056387 | Impartial omniscience | Presents thoughts and actions of character without comments or judging | 19 | |
5545056388 | Limited/Selective Omniscience | When a non-participating narrator these events through a character's eyes weather in major or minor character the resulting point of view. The author decides which character to see through | 20 | |
5545056389 | Stock character | Often known by some outstanding trait or traits. They require little detailed portraiture for we already know them well | 21 | |
5545056390 | Flat character | Has only one of the new trailer features a few distinguishing marks | 22 | |
5545056391 | Round character | The author portrays them in greater depth and in more generous detail | 23 | |
5545056392 | Static character | Character that is not changed | 24 | |
5545056393 | Dynamic character | Changing character | 25 | |
5545056394 | Setting | Time and place in which a story takes place | 26 | |
5545056395 | Locale | Simply the where of a story | 27 | |
5545056396 | Naturalism | Is a fiction of grim realism. Style of theory of reputation based on the accurate depiction of detail. Seeing something bigger than it really is | 28 | |
5545056397 | Tone | The authors attitude | 29 | |
5545056398 | Style | Individual traits or characteristics of a piece of writing | 30 | |
5545056399 | Diction | A mode of expression, trait of character, diction, imagery, pattern of sound, figures of speech etc. | 31 | |
5545056400 | Minimalism | Writing a laid-back unemotional tone | 32 | |
5545056401 | Reduction | Not present in the book. Seems to give nothing but facts drawn from ordinary life | 33 | |
5545056402 | Verbal irony | Understanding speakers meaning to be far from the usual meaning of words sarcasm | 34 | |
5545056403 | Sarcasm | When iron is found in a somewhat sour statement tinged with mockery | 35 | |
5545056404 | Cosmic irony/ irony of fate | An obvious prank of fate | 36 | |
5545081161 | Olfactory | Smell | 37 | |
5545081162 | Gustatory | Taste | 38 | |
5545081163 | Tactile | Touch | 39 | |
5545081164 | Kinesthetic | Physical | 40 |
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