Fiction Terms Flash Cards

The main character of a work

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

A common idea that appears in literature that is generally accepted or valued by all people, regardless of culture or time period

• Allusion

• Plot

• Universal Theme

A sudden burst of knowledge

• verbal irony

• epiphany

• allusion

The atmosphere created by the author through his use of descriptive language

• Theme

• Tone

• Mood

When an object represents something else or has greater meaning

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Theme

Can only tell the private thoughts of one character. They are limited by one, single person’s views about things. Uses the words “he” and “she.”

• Third person limited

• Third person objective

• first person

When the author makes a reference to a person, character, event etc. from the past and expects the reader to have prior knowledge of it.

• Situational irony

• Allusion

• Conflict

The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story

• Point of view

• Characterization

• Plot

A character that is not developed and has very few traits. They are usually not the main character.

• Flat

• Round

The character who comes into conflict with the main character. They are not always bad.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator