Fiction Terms DD

One who tells, or narrates, a story; the storyteller; the voice of the story; there are 3 main types, although writers are known to blend / switch in their stories

• stock character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• narrator

The villain in a story is also known as

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

The main character in a story is called

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

Tom and Jerry are examples of __________ in a story.

• setting

• characters

• problem

• solution

The problem in a story is the...

• theme

• resolution

• climax

• conflict

The sequence of events of which a story is composed:

• the rising action

• the plot

• the ending

• the initial plot complication

The message from the story; the lesson learned by the character

• setting

• theme

• plot

• resolution

when parts (or all) of the story is "made up"

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Poetry

• Drama

An author's purpose is...

• the reason an author writes
• the reason an author teaches
• author's sense of humor
• author's way of life. 

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade
• to describe