Elements of Fiction Review

What is the plot of a story?

• a series of closely related events that make up the action of the story

• the dramatic struggle between opposing forces in a story

• the leading character in a literary work

• where and when a story takes place

The ______ is the dramatic struggle between opposing forces in a story

The uncertainty and anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story

• flashback

• conflict

• suspense

• mood

This when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something completely different

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• none of the above

Stories can be told in several different ways: They can be told:

• Chronologically

• "in the middle of things"

• Circular or Anticipatory

• All of the above

The story's setting can have many different functions. Those functions include:

• directing the plot

• providing a source of conflict or struggle for the character

• to create a mood or atmosphere

• All of the above

________ is when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected to take place.

The theme can be...

• expressed directly

• implied

• Both of these

• None of these

Which answer choice correctly order the elements of the plot?

• climax, resolution, falling action, exposition, rising action

• rising action, exposition, falling action, climax, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• resolution, falling action, climax, exposition, rising action

A ______ is a well-developed character, complex character who shows varied and sometimes contradictory traits; a true to life character. Ex: Ponyboy in "The Outsiders" and Jasmine in "Aladdin"