Creative Writing - Lesson 3

It is a collective term for literary narratives that portray imaginary people caught in imaginary situations usually read for pleasure and intended to expand or refine life and quicken the senses. 

• novel

• fiction

• short story

• myth

It is a record of your incidents, experiences, and ideas to express your feelings in a particular situation or on a current event.

• journal

• autobiography

• non-fiction

• theme

It is the framework of fiction, consists of related sequence of events, which through conflict progress to a crisis or climax, which is the turning point of the story, and denouement, where the complication is solved and ends happily or tragically.

• characters

• setting

• plot

• poetry

It is the underlying main idea of a literary work, a philosophy or observation of life, a principle of truth which the author conveys to the readers.

• theme

• climax

• title

• denoument

It is a story where the characters are animals with human attributes; they may be called beast tales; It is intended for children and to teach them truth or moral.

• fable

• folktale

• legend

• play

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between plot and theme in fiction?

• The theme is a minor detail, while the plot is the primary focus of the story.

• The plot serves as the framework through which the theme is conveyed to the reader.

• Both plot and theme are interchangeable components of a story.

• The theme determines the events in the plot and resolves the conflict directly.

Which element of fiction is most closely associated with the emotional tone and atmosphere of the story?

• theme

• setting

• plot

• character

Which literary device is most commonly used in fables to communicate moral lessons?

• personification

• symbolism

• irony

• hyperbole

A writer is creating a story in which the main character struggles with inner guilt over a past action. Which element of fiction is primarily being explored in this scenario?

• setting

• Internal conflict within the character.

• The theme of regret.

• The rising action in the plot.

Why is the climax considered the turning point of a story's plot?

• It introduces the main characters and setting of the story.

• It resolves all conflicts and provides the final outcome of the story.

• It is the moment of highest tension where the main conflict is addressed.

• It is a minor detail that links the beginning and ending of the story.