Elements of Fiction

The reason an author writes

• motive

• purpose

• mood

• tone

The perspective from which a story is told

• point of view

• structure

• dialogue

• narrative

Occurs after the climax and shows the effects of the turning point

• falling action

• answer

• climax

• exposition

The part of the plot that provides background information

• prologue

• exposition

• setting

• denouement

The struggle between opposing forces

• antagonist

• foil

• conflict

• turmoil

The sequence of actions and events in a story

• plot

• conflict

• resolution

• characterization

a person or animal who takes part in the action of a story

• anthropomorphism

• avatar

• character

• emojji

the turning point in the plot

• belly

• conflict

• climax

• cliff

The message or insight about life or human nature

• theme

• conflict

• dramatic irony

• dialect

The feeling that the writer wants the reader to get

• mood

• style

• tone

• all the feels