Match the terms with their definition:

11. a protagonist

12. an antagonist

13. stream of consciousness

14. an aside

15. a soliloquy

16. climax

17. resolution

18. a rising action

19. a falling action

20. imagery

a. A dramatic device in which a character is talking to the audience, but other actors on the stage pretend not to hear what that character is saying. Its normally short and brief

b. A part of a story in which characters and events that help to build the conflict are introduced

c. A character who is acting against the main character of the story and is creating the main conflict

d. Solution to a conflict in a story

e. A dramatic device in which a character is alone on the stage and is talking to the audience. It is normally a long monologue to the audience

f. The main character of the story

g. The highest point of tension in a story

h. Figurative and metaphorical language used by poets and novelists to create vivid images in the readers imagination

i. A style or method of fiction writing that describes inner thoughts of a character

j. A part of a story in which the main tension decreases, and the story moves to its end

I. Read the statements and identify which ones describe drama, fiction, or both. Put D for drama, F for fiction, B for both:

1. ____ is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is acted out

2. ____ can be a movie, play, or a musical

3. ____ is literature in the form of prose, specifically short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and characters

4. ____ incorporates music, dance, and stage set

5._____ has a leading theme, conflict(s), and characters

6. ____ normally has a narrator who tells a story

7. ____ normally has one conflict

8. ____ follows a structure and a plot

9.____ is based on dialogues between characters

10. ___ spends more time on the description of characters, their inner thoughts, and setting