Unit 1: Characteristics of Fiction

Front

What is the point-of-view called when the narrator knows what every character is thinking and feeling?

Back

third-person omniscient

Front

What type of fiction is brief enough to be read in one sitting, usually containing only one plot and one main conflict?

Back

short story

Front

What is the term for a long type of fiction that contains chapters and multiple conflicts?

Back

novel

Front

What do we call the invented people, animals, or objects who take part in the events of a story?

Back

characters

Front

What is the term for the connected events that occur throughout a story?

Back

plot

Front

What is the term for the main problem or struggle in a story?

Back

conflict

Front

What is the setting of a story?

Back

The time and place in which the story occurs.

Front

What is a novella?

Back

A type of fiction that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.

Front

What is the climax of a story?

Back

The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

Front

What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?

Back

The protagonist is the main character, while the antagonist opposes the protagonist.