6th Grade Fiction Terms

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Third Person Objective

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Does not know the thoughts and feelings, only an observer.

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First Person Point of View

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Experience the story through narrator’s eyes. (I, me, us, we, and our)

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Exposition

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Where the setting and characters are introduced. (Think Plot Diagram)

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Climax

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The turning point in the story, the biggest event.

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Rising Action

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Conflict or problem in the story is introduced.

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Falling Action

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The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

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Resolution

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The final resolution-either good or bad-of the conflict and the end of the story.

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Characterization

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

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Protagonist

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The main character in a story, often a hero or heroine.

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Antagonist

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A character or force in conflict with the main character.