Fiction Terms

time and place of a story

• motivation

• setting

• first person point of view

• trait

How would you know if a story is in first person point of view?

• Uses pronouns I, me, my

• Uses pronouns he, she, they

Select the term that best matches: An original model after which other things

are similarly patterned;

an image, story pattern, character type,

representation, or recurring idea; Jung's "collective unconscious"

• archetype

• hero's journey

• symbol

• Earth Mother

Traditionally the protagonist of a story;

Often their past is a mystery;

the champion, queen/king, leader or savior of many;

Endures pain and sorrow that all lead to a greater good

• the hero

• the loyal retainer

• evil figure with a good heart

• friendly beast

Situational irony is when

• what is said is the opposite of what is meant

• the audience knows something the character doesn't

• what happens is the opposite of what is expected

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

for example: simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.

• setting

• figurative language

• metaphor

• motivation

This is an example of:

• physical trait

• character trait

What is verbal irony?

• what is said is different than what is meant

• the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

• what happens is the opposite of what is expected

People or animals in a story.

• Character

• Setting

• Narrator

Speaker in a story.

• Character

• Setting

• Narrator