Fiction Terms

includes characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme

• nonfiction

• fiction

• symbolism

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character

• protagonist

• flashback

• antagonist

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the main character or good guy in the story

• protagonist

• characterization

• antagonist

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the character in conflict with the main character or the bad guy

• characterization

• antagonist

• protagonist

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the events that follow a certain sequence in a story

• falling action

• plot

• resolution

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

the part of the story where the characters and setting are introduced

• climax

• exposition

• plot

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

events that increase tension about the conflict

• climax

• falling action

• exposition

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

the greatest point of tension or turning point in the story

• climax

• exposition

• falling action

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

events explaining how things go on after the turning point

• resolution

• falling action

• rising action

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

the final outcomes of the story

• exposition

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9