CRW Quiz 1 Study Guide Rated A+
1). Fiction
Ans: - Something made up
- made up to seem real
- NOT FACT based
2). Alan moore
Ans: Artists use lies to tell the truth
3). Stranger things - 11 saves mike from cliff
Ans: Suspension of disbelief (the thing that sustains fiction)
Suspense, tension
4). What sustains fiction?
Ans: Suspension of disbelief
How to achieve: actions must fall within the world you've created
5). How to achieve suspension of disbelief
Ans: Actions must fall within the world you've created - must be consistent with the
parameters of the story (but be realistic)
ex. Jon and Sally - if we were always in Jon's head and then heard one of Sally's
thoughts, we would get pulled out of the story
Finding the right balance comes with practice
6). Tim o'brien
Ans: hit human heart and tear ducts and make the person understand what it's like to
be human
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, 7). Should you always write about what you know?
Ans: Not always, depends.
Use what you know to your advantage, but draw from research and creativity
8). What is meant by writing what you know according to nathan englander?
Ans: Writing about your *feelings* and emotions (not literally your life events)
9). Kurt vonnegut
Ans: A writer must always use the time of a stranger in such a way that they feel it has
not been wasted
10). Mark twain
Ans: a tale shall accomplish something or arrive somewhere
11). Narrative paradigm
Ans: Story arc triangle
Exposition (Intro) -> inciting incident -> rising action -> climax -> falling action ->
resolution/denouement
character undergoes some transformation of sorts
12). Protagonist
Ans: major character in a fiction story
13). Inciting incident
Ans: Event that changes the course of the character's normal life (forces the character
into action)
before it: everything is peaceful and good
14). Conflict - part 1
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, Ans: protagonist's struggle towards the goal
15). Conflict - part 2
Ans: antag's force working against it (antag. doesn't have to be a villain)
16). Climax
Ans: highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of a story
17). Resolution
Ans: either the reader or character has come to some kind of understanding or
change
18). Do all stories follow the narrative paradigm?
Ans: no, but must know the rules to break them
19). Janet burroway - 2 quotes
Ans: 1. don't go overboard with conflict -can do something realistic and subtle
2. nothing's more frustrating than reading a summary of the juiciest scenes (readers
want to live it)
20). Jarret keene
Ans: revelations should occur more in the reader's mind rather than on the page
good ending should suggest thematic ideas, should never dictate (don't say, the moral of
the story is...)
21). 6 elements of fiction
Ans: CSTLTIS
1. character
2. setting
3. time
4. language
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1). Fiction
Ans: - Something made up
- made up to seem real
- NOT FACT based
2). Alan moore
Ans: Artists use lies to tell the truth
3). Stranger things - 11 saves mike from cliff
Ans: Suspension of disbelief (the thing that sustains fiction)
Suspense, tension
4). What sustains fiction?
Ans: Suspension of disbelief
How to achieve: actions must fall within the world you've created
5). How to achieve suspension of disbelief
Ans: Actions must fall within the world you've created - must be consistent with the
parameters of the story (but be realistic)
ex. Jon and Sally - if we were always in Jon's head and then heard one of Sally's
thoughts, we would get pulled out of the story
Finding the right balance comes with practice
6). Tim o'brien
Ans: hit human heart and tear ducts and make the person understand what it's like to
be human
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, 7). Should you always write about what you know?
Ans: Not always, depends.
Use what you know to your advantage, but draw from research and creativity
8). What is meant by writing what you know according to nathan englander?
Ans: Writing about your *feelings* and emotions (not literally your life events)
9). Kurt vonnegut
Ans: A writer must always use the time of a stranger in such a way that they feel it has
not been wasted
10). Mark twain
Ans: a tale shall accomplish something or arrive somewhere
11). Narrative paradigm
Ans: Story arc triangle
Exposition (Intro) -> inciting incident -> rising action -> climax -> falling action ->
resolution/denouement
character undergoes some transformation of sorts
12). Protagonist
Ans: major character in a fiction story
13). Inciting incident
Ans: Event that changes the course of the character's normal life (forces the character
into action)
before it: everything is peaceful and good
14). Conflict - part 1
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, Ans: protagonist's struggle towards the goal
15). Conflict - part 2
Ans: antag's force working against it (antag. doesn't have to be a villain)
16). Climax
Ans: highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of a story
17). Resolution
Ans: either the reader or character has come to some kind of understanding or
change
18). Do all stories follow the narrative paradigm?
Ans: no, but must know the rules to break them
19). Janet burroway - 2 quotes
Ans: 1. don't go overboard with conflict -can do something realistic and subtle
2. nothing's more frustrating than reading a summary of the juiciest scenes (readers
want to live it)
20). Jarret keene
Ans: revelations should occur more in the reader's mind rather than on the page
good ending should suggest thematic ideas, should never dictate (don't say, the moral of
the story is...)
21). 6 elements of fiction
Ans: CSTLTIS
1. character
2. setting
3. time
4. language
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