Elements of Fiction Terms Review

This third-person narrator is all-knowing and all-seeing. They know the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters in the story.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

The literal, dictionary definition of a word.

• Connotation

• Denotation

The beginning of a story where the characters and setting are introduced.

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

• Rising Action

A series of events that happen while the main character tries to solve the conflict. These events lead up to the climax of the story.

• Falling Action

• Plot

• Rising Action

• Resolution

This third-person narrator is knowledgeable about only A FEW or just ONE of the character's thoughts and feelings.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

When and where the story takes place.

• Plot

• Climax

• Denotation

• Setting

The most exciting or intense moment of the story; the turning point.

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

The outcome and end of the story.

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

• Theme

The opponent that works against the main character. The one that is causing the conflict/complication and stands in the way of the main character getting what they want.

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

An idea or feeling that a word invokes and is either positive, negative, or neutral.

• Connotation

• Denotation