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Fiction and Literary Nonfiction Vocabulary

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  • What is fiction?
    A work an author writes that does not contain exclusively facts.
  • Indirect characterization is when authors show what the characters are like through what they say, do, or others say about them. True or False
    True
  • What is direct characterization?
    when an author directly states what the characters look or act like
  • What is a character foil?
    a character who serves as a contrast to the main character
  • What is a genre?
    Specific type of literature with certain characteristics that make it different from other genres.
  • Who is a character?
    A person or thing who plays a part in a story
  • If a character is described as round, he or she...
    is complex and interesting
  • What is an internal response?
    what a character feels or thinks in response to an event
  • If a character is described as dynamic, this means he or she...
    changes during the story
  • An archetype is an element, theme, or image, that continually appears in stories and myths around the world. True or Falsd
    True or False
  • Who is a protagonist?
    The main character in the story
  • What is direct characterization?
    when an author directly states what the characters look or act like
  • What is an external response?
    what a character does or says in response to an event
  • If a character is described as flat, he or she...
    is simple and straightforward
  • If a character is described as static, this means he or she...
    does not change throughout the story
  • Who is the antogonist?
    The character who goes against the protagonist
  • What is characterization?
    how authors develop characters
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