Elements of Fiction

A character who occurs frequently in fiction and whose nature is IMMEDIATELY known

• round 
• stock
• static
• dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

character who is the same sort of person at the end of the story as at the beginning

• round
• stock
• static
• dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

character who is developmentally complex and many sided (but doesn't necessarily undergo a change)

• round
• stock
• static
• dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

character who undergoes a permanent change in some aspect that is something important and basic

• round
• stock
• static
• dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic types of setting

• nature and the outdoors
• objects of human manufacture and construction
• cultural
• philosophical intangibles

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of setting:

• establishing literary verisimilitude (closeness to reality)
• can be used ironically
• establish a work's atmosphere
• describe the character of the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Theme should NOT be

• expressible in a complete sentence with a subject and predicate
• as general as can be; employ absolutes whenever possible
• based on the data  of the story itself
• stated without using names of characters 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

POV: readers see and hear but must infer the thoughts and feelings of the character

• omniscient
• first person
• limited omniscient
• objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

POV: we get the story directly from a participant, and the author as intermediary is eliminated

• omniscient

• first person

• limited omniscient

• objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

POV: story is told in third person, but the viewpoint of only one character is revealed

• omniscient
• first person
• limited omniscient
• objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9