Elements of Fiction

What is fiction?

• writing about imagined events or characters

• where and when the story takes place

• series of events

• the building of suspense

Which of the following is NOT an element of fiction?

• setting

• conflict

• facts

• character

Which stage of the plot introduces the characters and setting, and sets up the conflict?

• climax

• exposition

• rising action

• resolution

What happens in the rising action of the story?

• conflict becomes more complicated and builds suspense

• sets the mood

• the turning point and most exciting part

• the outcome of the conflict is revealed

What is the climax of a story?

• the turning point, and most exciting part

• the most boring part

• the suspense is eased

• the characters are introduced

What is the setting?

• the struggle between two opposing forces

• the central idea

• the main character

• the time and place in which a story happens

Which of the following represents internal conflict?

• character vs. character

• character vs. self

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

An external conflict:

• occurs within the character

• is the time and place of the story

• occurs outside the character

• is a message about life

The main character is also called the

• protagonist

• antagonist

• point of view

• theme

A character who struggles against the main character is called the

• dynamic character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• conflict