Fiction Vocabulary

When something unexpected happens or is said:

• motif

• irony

• theme

• genre

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Direct speech between characters:

• dialogue

• point of view

• climax

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all of the questions answered:

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Returning to an earlier time in order to clarify meaning in the present time:

• tone

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The "turning point" of the literary work:

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The time and place where the story occurs:

• conflict

• antagonist

• setting

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A character (or thing) that is the source of conflict in a literary work:

• antagonist

• protagonist

• irony

• motif

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The "first hurdles" in the literary work

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Word choice to create a specific effect:

• exposition

• point of view

• symbolism

• diction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The emotional atmosphere of a piece - how the reader "feels"

• mood

• tone

• conflict

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B