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Contributors in Fiction
Fiction
Character
Literature; Fiction
An imaginary person that inhabits a literary work. Literary characters may be major or minor, static (unchanging) or dynamic (capable of change). In Shakespeare's Othello, Desdemona is a major ...
Allegory
Literature; Fiction
A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a storey in which the characters represent moral qualities.
Fable
Literature; Fiction
A brief storey with an explicit moral provided by the author. Fables typically include animals as characters. Their most famous practitioner in the west is the ancient Greek writer Aesop.
Exposition
Literature; Fiction
The first stage of a fictional or dramatic plot, in which necessary background information is provided.
Diction
Literature; Fiction
The selection of words in a literary work. A work's diction forms one of its centrally important literary elements, as writers use words to convey action, reveal character, imply attitudes, identify ...
Dialogue
Literature; Fiction
The conversation of characters in a literary work. In fiction, dialogue is typically enclosed within quotation marks. In plays, characters' speech is preceded by their names.
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