Fiction Literary Terms
Name______________________________________ Eng 1 Block___
Supply the definitions; use the indicated pages or the glossary in the back of the book.
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London (180)
Foreshadowing: (11)
Setting:
Plot:
Conflict:
Crisis:
Types of Conflict--Protagonist versus:
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell (198)
Irony:
Verbal Irony:
Irony of Situation:
“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (216)
Point of view:
First Person POV:
Third Person POV
Hyperbole:
Myth:
Suspension of Disbelief: (6)
“The Good Deed” by Pearl S. Buck (224)
Character:
Protagonist:
Dynamic character:
Static character:
Characterization:
3 Major Techniques:
1. Direct Description
2. Portrayal of characters’ behavior
3. Representation of characters’ internal states
“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker ( 242)
Point of View:
Plot:
Inciting incident:
Climax:
Crisis:
Resolution:
“The Devil and Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent Benet (252)
Suspension of Disbelief:
Character:
Tall Tale:
Hyperbole:
“Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin (266)
Metaphor:
Theme:
“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry (274)
Irony:
Irony of Situation:
Plot:
Theme: