Elements of Fiction - Vocabulary

Front

What is the purpose of an exposition?

Back

The purpose of an exposition is to introduce the characters, setting, and background information at the beginning of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

When an author foreshadows, he or she is...

Back

giving the readers hints or clues about what will happen next in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is when the author gives human traits to something that isn't human.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a resolution?

Back

The resolution is the answer to all problems and where loose ends are tied up.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

A theme is the central idea or message that runs throughout a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Front

What is a character in a story?

Back

A character is a person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is a plot?

Back

The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is a setting?

Back

The setting is the time and place in which a story occurs.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is an antagonist?

Back

An antagonist is a character or force that opposes the main character, or protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3