Elements of fiction

The Climax is...

• when we are introduced to the Protagonist

• the highest moment of suspense in a story

• when all conflicts or problems are resolved

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The Protagonist is

• an unchanged character

• typically the hero or main character of our story

• typically the villain or bad guy

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Internal Conflict is

• when the protagonist struggles with something inside of themselves (mind and body)

• when the Protagonist struggles with another character in the story (outside of their own body)

• when the Protagonist feels like eating a donut

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Setting is

• the event after the Climax that leads to the final resolution

• who is telling the story

• when and where the story occurs

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The Antagonist is

• typically the villian or bad guy

• typically the hero of our story

• typically unimportant

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A Narrator is

• a book

• someone who sings

• someone who tells a story

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A person, animal, or object who has a part
in the action of the story.

• setting
• character
• plot
• theme

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The struggle or problem between two characters.

• plot
• setting
• character
• conflict

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The series of related events that make up the story. (Action)

• plot
• setting
• characters
• theme

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The main idea or message that is revealed in a work of literature.

• plot
• theme
• setting
• conflict

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