FactA piece of information provided objectively, presented as true. |
Falling ActionThe part of a literary plot that is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot’s conflicts and complications. |
Feminine rhymeA rhyme with two syllables. One is stressed, one is unstressed. Examples: “Merry”, “Coffee”. |
FictionAny story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact. Characters and events in such narratives may be based in real life, but their ultimate form and configuration is a creation of the author. |
Figurative LanguageLanguage that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |
First PersonThe “first person” or “personal” point of view relates events as they are perceived by a single character. The narrating character may offer opinions about the action and characters that differ from those of the author. |
FlashbackAn interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached |
Flashbacks are often introduce |
FlashforwardAn interjected scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media |
FocusThe center of interest or attention. |
ForeshadowingAn organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments. |
FragmentA group of words that begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation but is not a complete sentence because it is missing either a subject or predicate and/or does not express a complete thought. e.g., When the baby sneezed and coughed. |
FutureExpresses a condition happening in the future by using shall, will, am, is, are and going to with a verb. Adverbs are also used with the present tense of the verb to show future tense. |
FactA piece of information provided objectively, presented as true. |
Falling ActionThe part of a literary plot that is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot’s conflicts and complications. |
Feminine rhymeA rhyme with two syllables. One is stressed, one is unstressed. Examples: “Merry”, “Coffee”. |
FictionAny story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact. Characters and events in such narratives may be based in real life, but their ultimate form and configuration is a creation of the author. |
Figurative LanguageLanguage that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |
First PersonThe “first person” or “personal” point of view relates events as they are perceived by a single character. The narrating character may offer opinions about the action and characters that differ from those of the author. |
FlashbackAn interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached |
Flashbacks are often introduce |
FlashforwardAn interjected scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media |
FocusThe center of interest or attention. |
ForeshadowingAn organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments. |
FragmentA group of words that begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation but is not a complete sentence because it is missing either a subject or predicate and/or does not express a complete thought. e.g., When the baby sneezed and coughed. |
FutureExpresses a condition happening in the future by using shall, will, am, is, are and going to with a verb. Adverbs are also used with the present tense of the verb to show future tense. |