Realistic Fiction Literary Terms Review

Realistic fiction is a genre consisting of stories that could have actually happened to people or animals in a __________ setting.

What is the definition of plot?

Check off all of the things that a lead/introduction should do:

• Hooks the reader

• Shows the setting or situation

• Includes key details that will be important later on

• Provides a resolution to the story

What is tension?

• A concrete or real object used to represent an idea.

• A central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work; a general statement about people or about life (not a summary of the plot).

• Using description to help the reader feel like they are “in” the story.

• the element in a story that evokes emotions such as worry, anxiety, fear and stress on the part of both the reader and the characters.

The ending/resolution is how a ________ is resolved in a story.

What is theme?

• The moral of the story.

• A central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work; a general statement about people or about life.

• A summary of the plot.

• Using description to help the reader feel like they are “in” the story.

Dialogue is a ____________ between characters.

What is mood?

• The author's intent.

• The attitude the author conveys.

• The feeling created in the reader.

• The moral of the story.

What is a symbol?

• A real object used to represent an idea.

• The writer suggests something without saying it outright.

• A musical instrument.

• How a conflict is resolved in a story.

Which of the following are examples of elaboration in fiction writing?

• Moment by moment actions

• Bit by bit movements

• Imagery

• Details about characters