Elements of Fiction

Elements of Fiction

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What does the word fiction mean?

Plot is the series of events of the story. It answers the question, “What happened in the story? 

The plot always involves some kind of conflict. 

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Plot

Plot Pyramid

Exposition- story background, meet characters, learn setting

Rising action- events that lead to the climax (conflict revealed)
Climax- the most intense part of the story, turning point
Falling action- events that follow the climax and tie up the story

Resolution- solution

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Type 1-2 words you've learned related to PLOT.

Character

Characters are your actors in the story. Characters can be :

• Round- you know a lot about them

• Flat- you do not know a lot about them

• Static- they do not change

• Dynamic- they change

• Protagonist- the hero/good guy

• Antagonist- villain/the bad guy

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What type of character do we know a lot about? (Round/Flat)

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What type of character is known as the hero/"the good guy"?

Point of View

Point of view is the position from which the story is told.

First person- “I”, main character

Second person- the writer is talking to “you” 

Third person- story being told by an outsider

• Omniscient- author (all knowing) 

• Limited omniscient- a single point of view

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Conflict

​The conflict is the problem in the story.

Internal- The character is struggling with a problem inside.

Ex) Having to overcome fear of heights

Ex) Struggling to make a choice or a decision

​External- The character is facing a problem with an outside force.

1. Character vs character

2. Character vs society

3. Character vs nature 

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Match each term with its definition

• The turning point of the story

• Bryan punches Troy

• Where and when the story takes place

• The background of the story (characters and setting)

• A problem a character is struggling with inside

Climax

External Conflict

Setting

Exposition

Internal Character

• Climax

• External Conflict

• Setting

• Exposition

• Internal Character

Theme

• The message/life lesson

• More than one word

• Not always positive

  • Topic- love

  • Theme- love conquers all

• Ask: What can we learn from reading this?

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Symbolism

• A symbol is something that represents something else

  • Ex) red rose = love

  • Open door = opportunity

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• Round Character

• Flat Character

• Symbolism

• Theme

• Antagonist

A character we know lot about

A character we do not know a lot about

Something that represents something else

The message/ life lesson of a story

A character goes against the protagonist

• A character we know lot about

• A character we do not know a lot about

• Something that represents something else

• The message/ life lesson of a story

• A character goes against the protagonist