Elements of Fiction

The people in a story

Sometimes characters are animals.

• Characters

• Setting

• Students

What is a resolution?

• The resolution is the answer to all questions and where a new strand of problems begin.

• The resolution is the end of the story.

• The resolution is the beginning of the story.

• The resolution is the answer to all problems and where loose ends are tied up.

A good author will include descriptions of the setting that use...

• a lot of unnecessary adjectives.

• the five senses.

• the character's voice.

• very little imagination.

This is the most exciting part of the story. It is the peak of tension, plot, and character in the story.

• Conclusion

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

When an author foreshadows, he or she is...

• --giving the readers information about the story to help them understand the plot.

• --giving the readers a chance to make up their minds about the characters within the story.

• --giving the readers an understanding about the plot.

• --giving the readers hints or clues about what will happen next in the story.

_____________ is a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

• Myth

• Legend

• Folklore

• Fable

Who is the protagonist in a story?

• Good character

• Bad character

• the animal

Moral is .......

• Where and when the story happened

• The events of the story

• The lesson that you learn after reading the story

• The people, animals and creatures that took part in the story

___________ characters exhibit some kind of change – of attitude, purpose, behavior, as the story progresses.

• Static

• Dynamic

• Minor

• Major

The principal opponent or foil of the main character. This character is usually considered the villain.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Exposition

• Static Character