Elements of Fiction

A characterisitic of Third Person Limited Point of View is

• the narrator is a character in the story

• the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

• the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

• the author uses pronouns such as I, we, us

The climax of a story is

• the most difficult part to read and understand

• either the most action or turning point in the story

• either the turning point or introduction of the conflict

• the resolution of the story

The events that lead up to the climax are called

• resolution

• conlicts

• rising action

• exposition

what takes place during the exposition of a story?

• the conflict is resolved

• the narrator explains the falling action

• the characters, plot, and setting are introduced

• the climax is introduced

Honoring speech means

• using dialect that sounds like the character would sound based on his location, characterisitcs, and culture

• giving human qualities to an inanimate object

• using sound words to create a specific effect

• dialogue that takes place between an elderly person and a young person

During the resolution of a story

• the author foreshadows the end of the conflict

• the climax is explained

• the reader is introduced to the characters and setting

• the reader learns what happened after the conflict has ended

Foreshadowing is

• to give hints regarding what is coming in story

• to remember an event from the past

• to describe something in such a way it appeals to the reader's senses

• using an allusion to explain an event

Which is not a characteristic of third person omniscient point of view?

• The narrator is not a character in the story

• The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character

• The characters are all referred to as he, she, they, or it.

• the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

Which example is written in first person point of view?

• Anna and Teddy are going to the class dance on Saturday.

• Even if she wanted to go, she couldn't since she was on restriction.

• I can hardly wait for Saturday to get here.

• Frederick has sold more concessions that anyone else on the team.

Which is the example of personification?

• The wind blew the leaves across the yard and into the stream.

• It seemed to me as if this day would never end.

• Crack! The branch broke under his feet.

• The moon beckoned us to follow the path down the hill.