ENG4U - ELEMENTS OF FICTION EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Plot - Answers The careful and deliberate arrangement of events to achieve a desired effect;
meaningful action.
Story vs. Plot (E.M. Forster) - Answers The king died and then the queen died is a story; The king died
and then the queen died of grief is a plot.
Exposition - Answers The part of the story structure providing background about characters, setting,
and situation.
Inciting Incident - Answers The event or decision that begins a story's problem, usually introduced in
the Exposition.
Rising Action - Answers The part of the plot where conflict arises and more information is learned
about characters and setting.
Climax - Answers The point in the story where the action reaches its highest point.
Falling Action - Answers The part of the plot where the story begins wrapping up and characters deal
with the climax's aftermath.
Resolution - Answers The part of the story structure that tells how the story concludes.
Internal Conflict - Answers A struggle the protagonist deals with inside his/her own mind (Person vs.
Self).
External Conflict - Answers An outside force or person preventing the protagonist from reaching a
goal (e.g., Person vs. Person, Society, Environment, Supernatural, Technology).
Protagonist - Answers The main character of a story whom the action usually follows and the reader
knows best.
Antagonist - Answers The character, force of nature, animal, or force that is in conflict with the
protagonist.
Round Character - Answers A major character who is multi-sided, complex, and developed physically,
mentally, and emotionally.
Flat Character - Answers A two-dimensional character who is relatively uncomplicated and does not
change.
Dynamic Character - Answers A character who undergoes an internal change in actions, thinking, or
personality.
Static Character - Answers A character who does not change and maintains a consistent personality
throughout the work.
Setting - Answers The general locale, time in history, or social milieu in which the action takes place.
Mood - Answers The emotional response or atmosphere that the writer wishes to evoke in the
reader (e.g., calm, fear, joy).
Sensory Imagery - Answers Details that appeal to the reader's sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing
to create a vivid picture.
Point of View (POV) - Answers The vantage point, stance, or 'eye and mind' through which the action
is perceived and filtered.
First Person POV - Answers The narrator is inside the story and uses 'I' or 'We', offering a single,
potentially subjective perspective.
Third Person Objective - Answers The narrator acts like a camera, recording only what is seen and
heard with no comments on thoughts or interpretations.
Third Person Omniscient - Answers An 'all-knowing' godlike narrator who reveals the thoughts and
motives of all characters across time and space.
Third Person Limited - Answers The author tells the story from the viewpoint of only one character,
revealing only what they know or infer.
Verbal Irony - Answers Saying one thing but meaning the opposite (e.g., 'A marvelous time' for a
boring time).
Dramatic Irony - Answers When the audience knows something that the character does not.
Situational Irony - Answers When events turn out to be the opposite of what was expected (e.g., rain
on a weather bureau's picnic).
Symbol - Answers A concrete object, person, or word that represents an abstract idea; may appear
only once or twice.
Motif - Answers A recurring object or idea (image, sound, word) that repeats throughout a text to
help develop the theme.
Plot - Answers The careful and deliberate arrangement of events to achieve a desired effect;
meaningful action.
Story vs. Plot (E.M. Forster) - Answers The king died and then the queen died is a story; The king died
and then the queen died of grief is a plot.
Exposition - Answers The part of the story structure providing background about characters, setting,
and situation.
Inciting Incident - Answers The event or decision that begins a story's problem, usually introduced in
the Exposition.
Rising Action - Answers The part of the plot where conflict arises and more information is learned
about characters and setting.
Climax - Answers The point in the story where the action reaches its highest point.
Falling Action - Answers The part of the plot where the story begins wrapping up and characters deal
with the climax's aftermath.
Resolution - Answers The part of the story structure that tells how the story concludes.
Internal Conflict - Answers A struggle the protagonist deals with inside his/her own mind (Person vs.
Self).
External Conflict - Answers An outside force or person preventing the protagonist from reaching a
goal (e.g., Person vs. Person, Society, Environment, Supernatural, Technology).
Protagonist - Answers The main character of a story whom the action usually follows and the reader
knows best.
Antagonist - Answers The character, force of nature, animal, or force that is in conflict with the
protagonist.
Round Character - Answers A major character who is multi-sided, complex, and developed physically,
mentally, and emotionally.
Flat Character - Answers A two-dimensional character who is relatively uncomplicated and does not
change.
Dynamic Character - Answers A character who undergoes an internal change in actions, thinking, or
personality.
Static Character - Answers A character who does not change and maintains a consistent personality
throughout the work.
Setting - Answers The general locale, time in history, or social milieu in which the action takes place.
Mood - Answers The emotional response or atmosphere that the writer wishes to evoke in the
reader (e.g., calm, fear, joy).
Sensory Imagery - Answers Details that appeal to the reader's sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing
to create a vivid picture.
Point of View (POV) - Answers The vantage point, stance, or 'eye and mind' through which the action
is perceived and filtered.
First Person POV - Answers The narrator is inside the story and uses 'I' or 'We', offering a single,
potentially subjective perspective.
Third Person Objective - Answers The narrator acts like a camera, recording only what is seen and
heard with no comments on thoughts or interpretations.
Third Person Omniscient - Answers An 'all-knowing' godlike narrator who reveals the thoughts and
motives of all characters across time and space.
Third Person Limited - Answers The author tells the story from the viewpoint of only one character,
revealing only what they know or infer.
Verbal Irony - Answers Saying one thing but meaning the opposite (e.g., 'A marvelous time' for a
boring time).
Dramatic Irony - Answers When the audience knows something that the character does not.
Situational Irony - Answers When events turn out to be the opposite of what was expected (e.g., rain
on a weather bureau's picnic).
Symbol - Answers A concrete object, person, or word that represents an abstract idea; may appear
only once or twice.
Motif - Answers A recurring object or idea (image, sound, word) that repeats throughout a text to
help develop the theme.
