Elements of Fiction

_______ is the reason an author writes a text.

• Author's purpose

• Author's viewpoint

• Motives

What is a character?

• a person, animal, or other creature in a work of fiction

• telling how things are different

• a narrator that is not in the story

The __________ is the turning point in the story and is usually the most exciting part.

• rising action

• climax

• problem

• solution

The __________ is a struggle that a character in a story must resolve.

• climax

• solution

• problem

The ________ is the beginning of a story in which the characters, setting, and problem are introduced.

• exposition

• resolution

• rising action

The ________ is the point in the story when the conflict begins to be resolved.

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

In a text written from______ point of view, the narrator is a character in the story and can reveal only his or her personal thoughts. Key Words: I, me, my, we

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

• first person

_______is the reason why a character acts the way they do.

• Personality

• Motivation

• Point of View

The person telling the story in a fictional text is called a ________.

• narrator

• character

• setting

The sequence of events in fiction or drama is called the _______ of a story.

• plot

• rising action

• falling action

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