Fantasy Writing

A characteristic of a fantasy is

• Events occur that could REALLY happen.
• Events occur that could NOT really happen.

A fantasy might include

• Animals that can speak, think and feel like humans.
• Nothing that isn't "normal".

If a story has a normal school with normal students, but who can secretly fly, that story is probably  

• fantasy
• realistic

Which of these items is not an element of the plot?

• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• theme

Characters such as Harry Potter who are the heroes of fantasy stories are known as the:

• Agonist
• Synergist
• Antagonist
• Protagonist

Which of the following is NOT a typical fantasy character? 

• Lawyer
• Warlock
• Goblin
• Dragon

Sammy Shark makes fun of Timmy Turtle because he swims too slow. Timmy Turtle asks his friend Donna Dolphin to teach him how to swim fast. He practices and practices. He challenges Sammy Shark to a race. "Ready, set, go!" Cries Franky Fish. Timmy Turtle swims as fast as he can. He gets to the finish line before Sammy Shark! He wins!

• This story is fantasy because the animals talk, work together, have feelings and would not happen in real life.
• This story is fantasy because it takes place in the ocean.
• This story is real because it has ocean animals in it.

When characters in a fantasy story are given human qualities, it is called...

• plot
• personification
• theme
• symbolism

Fantasy is a _______
genre

• fiction
• Non- fiction

Theme is the lesson the author wants you to learn in a story.

• True

• False