Elements of Fiction

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something

• falling action

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

The part of the plot that provides important background information and introduces the characters.

• exposition

• character vs character conflict

• climax

• resolution

The series of conflicts and events in the story that lead to the climax. The longest part of a story

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Setting

• Resolution

The events that take place in a story.

• Plot

• Characters

• Setting

• Summary

The events leading to the resolution; the part after the climax.

• rising action

• climax

• exposition

• falling action

A character that changes is

• static

• dynamic

• round

• flat

The main character of the story is

• dynamic

• the antagonist

• the protagonist

• flat

A character that stays the same throughout the story is

• the antagonist

• dynamic

• static

• flat

The POV that uses the pronouns, I, me or we is

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

The time, place, and general environment in which the story takes place.

• POV

• Problem

• Solution

• Setting