Fiction Terms Overview

parable
tale
fairy tale

*Plot
dramatic situation
complication
protagonist
suspense
antagonist
foreshadowing
climax
resolution or denouement
plot
in medias res
flashback
short story
epiphany
story of initiation

*Tone and style
tone

 

*Point of View
narrator
omniscience
limited omniscience
unreliable narrator

*Character
stock character
flat
round
static
dynamic
allusion
antihero

*Setting
time
locale
naturalism

*Symbol
allegory

*Theme

Some Fiction Term Links

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PAL: Perspectives in American Literature Reference Guide