Elements of Fiction

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Foreshadowing

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When the author gives hints about what will happen later in the story.

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Short Story

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A work of fiction that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting

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Genre

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Categories of fiction (fiction books can be divided into these groups)

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Theme

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Message about life or human nature; also known as a life lesson

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Narrator

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The person or voice telling the story

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1st Person POV

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Narrator is a character in the story, telling the story using pronouns such as I, me, and we

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3rd Person POV

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A narrator who is NOT in the story; the narrator is an outside voice telling the story

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Setting

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The time and place of a story, poem, or play

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Exposition

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Part of the plot which provides important background information, the setting, and main characters

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Rising Action

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A stage of the plot which develops the conflict; the conflict becomes more exciting/intense