4 Elements of Fiction

The 4 primary elements of fiction are?

• plot

• problem

• theme

• setting

• characters

The element that focuses on the people in the story

• setting

• characters

• sequencing

• plot

• theme

Check the three important parts that make up the element of plot.

• climax

• mood

• solution/resolution

• theme

• problem

Check the two important parts of the element setting.

• mood

• time

• atmosphere

• place

• climax

When writing about the element setting, descriptive words can create which two things?

• theme

• atmosphere

• plot

• characters

• mood

The main character is usually called the

• protagonist

• antagonist

• foil

• antihero

The "bad guy" character who opposes the main character is usually called the

• protagonist

• antagonist

• foil

• antihero

The overall message of a story is called the

• problem

• solution

• theme

• plot

• setting

True or False? When determining the overall theme of a story, it helps to identify several themes that are in the story before narrowing it.

• True

• False

To write the overall theme of a story, write it as a

• question since you could be wrong

• thesis statement since you're making a claim