The Hobbit: Terms and Definitions

a work of fiction that does not represent the real world and may include non-human characters, unreal settings, and/or impossible occurrences

• historical fiction

• fantasy

• mystery

• action adventure

the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come

• Deus ex Machina

• irony

• flashback

• foreshadowing

a partially or completely false story about a character (usually exaggerated)

• legend

• myth

• fantasy

• prose

speech or writing that is not poetry

• meter

• rhythm

• prose

• onomatopoeia

crude comedy with horseplay or violence

• slapstick

• farce

• tragicomedy

• situational

a moral, meaning, or overall message of a story

• legend

• characterization

• theme

• plot

the use of realistic elements to make a story seem truthful

• legend

• fantasy

• magical realism

• verisimilitude

he, she, it, they

• first-person narrative

• second-person narrative

• third-person narrative

• fourth-person narrative

the sudden intervention of a person/force to resolve a seemingly impossible situation

• legend

• Deus ex Machina

• irony

• salvation

the way an author chooses words, phrases, and sentences to tell a story

• verisimilitude

• mood

• tone

• style