9th Grade Elements of Fiction Flashcard

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The author or speaker’s feelings toward the characters or subject matter.

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Tone

Front

The feeling the reader gets when reading a particular section of a story.

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Mood

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The universal statement about life the author is trying to make.

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Theme

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When one thing stands for another.

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Symbolism

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The time and place of the story.

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Setting

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The author’s word choice (formal vs. slang, positive vs. negative, etc.)

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Diction

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A plot working within a larger plot.

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Subplot

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The perspective from which the story is told.

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Point of View

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All of the events that take place in a story.

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Plot

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POV in which the narrator knows no one’s thoughts. They can only say what is happening in the story. “movie camera”

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Objective