9th Grade Elements of Fiction: Final Review

Front

The author or speaker’s feelings toward the characters or subject matter.

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Tone

Front

The feeling the reader gets when reading a particular section of a story.

Back

Mood

Front

The universal statement about life the author is trying to make.

Back

Theme

Front

The time and place of the story.

Back

Setting

Front

The author’s word choice (formal vs. slang, positive vs. negative, etc.)

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Diction

Front

The perspective from which the story is told.

Back

Point of View

Front

All of the events that take place in a story.

Back

Plot

Front

The problem facing the characters/driving the plot events.

Back

Conflict

Front

Direct characterization is...

Back

When an author/narrator directly states the traits of a character to an audience

Front

How is characterization revealed?

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