Synonyms and antonyms of Processes in fiction in American Thesaurus

allegory (noun)

the use of events and characters as symbols

anthropomorphic (adjective)

considering something such as a god, animal, or object as having human features or qualities

bathos (noun)

a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to one that is silly or ordinary

characterization (noun)

literature the way in which a writer creates characters in a book, play, movie, etc.

deus ex machina (noun)

someone or something that solves a situation that seemed impossible to solve in a sudden and unlikely way, especially in a book, play, movie, etc.

device (noun)

a way that a writer, artist, etc. creates a particular effect or makes people have a particular reaction

dialog ()

an American spelling of dialogue

dialogue (noun)

literature the words that characters speak in a book, play, or movie

dialogue (noun)

literature a conversation between characters in a book, play, or movie

dramatic irony (noun)

a situation in which an audience knows more about what is happening in a play or movie than the characters do

establish (verb)

to make the characters in a story seem real

the first person (noun)

a way of writing a story as if it happened to you

flashback (noun)

cinemaliterature a part of a book, movie, or play that tells you what happened during an earlier time

follow (verb)

to deal with the progress or development of someone or something in a book, movie, or television program

imagery (noun)

literature the use of words and phrases in literature to create an image of something

interior monologue (noun)

a piece of writing in which a writer expresses what a character in a novel or story is thinking

kill off ()

if a writer kills off someone in a book, play, movie, or television program, they make them die in the story

metaphor (noun)

the use of metaphors in literature

pace (verb)

to make the story in a book, movie, etc. develop in a particular way

personify (verb)

artliterature to show a particular quality in the form of a person

poetic license (noun)

the freedom to change facts or events, or to ignore rules when you are writing something in order to communicate your meaning more clearly

portray (verb)

to show something by featuring it in a movie, book, play, etc.

storyline (noun)

the events in a book, movie, etc.

stream of consciousness (noun)

the thoughts of a character in a book that are expressed as they happen

trope (noun)

a use of a word or expression in an unusual way to help a writer to achieve an effect

voice (noun)

formal the individual, personal style of a particular writer

writer’s block (noun)

a problem that writers have when they cannot start or continue with a piece of writing because they have no more ideas