Structure and Form in Fiction

Check all that apply: Plot is...

• Term used to describe the events that make up a story

• A story

• The situation surrounding the conflict that becomes complicated

• The turning point of a story

Typical Plot structure has:

• Exposition

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Denouement

Chronology refers to...

• the series of stories

• the order of events in a plot

• the major part of action in the story

• The sequel to a major text

The truth is, that very few novels actually present their events in exact _______ order.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

Authors use which of the following techniques to play around with chronology:

• Flashback

• Flash Forward

• In Media Res

• Nonlinear Narratives

• Reverse Chronology

What is a nonlinear narrative?

• Going back in time in a story

• A story told by third party outside of the story

• A story told in chronological order

• A story told out of chronological order

What is a flashback?

• Story goes into the future for a brief moment

• Story tells about how fast the character is

• Story goes back into the past

• Author tells a story about a bridge

What is the purpose of flash forward?

• Vary but are used to reveal the outcome of an event or to create suspense and tension

• Reveal crucial backstory to help develop the characters or the plot

• To open in the midst of conflict (engage the reader)

In Medias Res refers to...

• A story about how our media is taking over our minds slowly

• Starting a story in the middle, rather than the beginning

• Using flashbacks and flash forwards

• Telling a story out of chronological order

Reverse chronology means that the story is literally told ______.