a main character who exhibits many traits - often good and bad

the characteristics of a character

the time and place where a story is set

a struggle within a character’s mind, such as a decision, action, or feeling to overcome

External Conflict - person vs. person

a struggle between two characters

External conflict - person vs society

a struggle between a character and a group, government, or business

External conflict - person vs. beast

a struggle between a character and a creature, such as a vampire, ghost, or other supernatural element

External conflict - person vs. technology

a struggle between a character and something made by people, such as robots or cell phones

External conflict - person vs. nature

a struggle between a character and an animal or force of nature, such as a tornado, hurricane, or landscape, like a desert, ocean, mountain, or tundra.

First person point of view

when a character in the story tells the story and uses I, me, and we; they are in the action of the story

Second person point of view

a type of perspective in which the author uses “you” to address the reader directly and get them involved in the story/text.

Third person limited point of view

an outside narrator; uses he, she, and it; knows the thoughts and feelings of only the main character

Third person omniscient point of view

an outside narrator, uses he, she, and it; knows the thought and feelings of all the characters in the story

the sequence of events in a story

the message that is expressed by the author through the main character

we are introduced to the main character, setting, and basic situation

the inciting incident, which introduces the central conflict

Turning point/ climax

the high point of suspense or interest where the character has to make a decision or change

the end of the central conflict

when something contradictory is said

occurs when something happens that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters or audience.

occurs when the audience is aware of something that the character or speaker is not

the use of something to represent something else in a story

a scene that interrupts the sequence of events to another time

the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story; used to build suspense

the notes included in a drama to describe how the work is performed or staged.

the speaker or character who tells a story

a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work.

a reason that explains a characters’ thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech.

a reference to a well-known event, person, place, literary work, or work of art.

writing that paints a picture of a person, place, or object

words or phrases that appeal to the five senses. Writers use imagery to explain how something looks, smells, tastes, feels, or sounds.

a section of uninterrupted action in the act of a drama.

6th Grade Fiction Vocabulary Flashcards

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Main/Major Character

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the most important character in a story

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Minor character

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a character who is not the main character, or not the focus of attention

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Static character

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a character who does not change

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Dynamic character

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a character who changes or grows over the course of the story

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Protagonist

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the main character

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Antagonist

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the character in conflict with the main character

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Flat character

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a one-sided character; we do not know much about them

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