Elements of Fiction

The actions or events that take place after the climax

• rising action

• exposition

• resolution

• falling action

The _________________ is the point in a story at which the author catches the reader's attention by presenting an interesting problem or situation.

• exposition

• rising action

• summary

• setting

The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a story (also known as the "turning point") is the

• introduction

• climax

• preface

A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a story can be described as

• The primary conclusion

• The conflict or problem

• The setting

• man v nature

The sequence of events in a story is called the

• chronological order

• resolution

• plot

The part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict is called the

• climax

• background

• resolution

• theme

The ___________ is the author's introduction to the characters, setting, and background of the story.

• exposition

• rising action

• summary

• resolution

When a writer tells only what happens in the story and never shares anything about what the characters think or feel, this point of view is called

• first person

• second person

• third person objective

• third person omniscient

When the narrator knows what every character is thinking and feeling, this point of view is called

• Third person omniscient

• third person limited

• third person objective

When the reader only knows one character's thoughts and feelings, this is called_____

• first person

• third person objective

• third person limited