ELEMENTS OF FICTION
What are the 7 main elements of fiction ?

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1. Plot
2. Point of View
3. Atmosphere/Mood
4. Characters
5. Conflict
6. Theme
7. Setting

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List the 6 aspects of plot in order.

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1. Introduction (Exposition)
2. Trigger or Inciting Incident
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
5. Falling Action
6. Conclusion (Denouement / Resolution)

Do you know the role or function of each?
Notes:

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The narrator tells the story about other people and uses the pronouns “they” “I” “her” etc.
The narrative perspective of a story is known as “pointof-view”
There are 3 narrative perspectives used by authors:

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The narrator knows everything about all the characters and the events, and can shift from character to character.
Insight is given about how characters feel and what they think.
Details are relayed through a “god-like” perspective – all knowing and all seeing.
What type of point-of-view is described above?

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Using this perspective, the narrator is often a participant in the story, a bystander or observer.
Not all the details are revealed because the narrator does not have insight to all events, nor the feelings and thoughts or beliefs of the characters.

ATMOSPHERE OR MOOD
This is the emotional colouring created in the story by the author’s selection of details, description, use of imagery, etc.
It is the feeling the reader gets from his/her experience with the story.

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Protagonist -
Antagonist –
May be a villain; not all stories have an antagonist.

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Minor characters – are less significant in a story
Static characters –
Dynamic characters – change throughout a text
Round characters – display many traits
Flat characters –

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Characterization refers to how an author chooses to reveal his/her characters.
There are 5 main methods of characterizations . . .

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Direct Characterization
1. His/her physical appearance (most basic by the author)
Indirect Characterization
1. What he/she says (speech and dialogue)
2. What he/she thinks, feels and dreams
3. What he/she does or does not do (actions)
4. What others say about him/her and how others react to him/her

ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY
List the 2 types of conflicts
1.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
2.
What are the most common conflicts?
a.

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 Internal
 External
1. Person vs. Self - this is the only internal conflict
1. Person vs. Nature
2. Person vs. Society
3. Person vs. Supernatural
4. Person vs. Technology
5. Person vs. Person

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Define the term “theme”. . .

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Theme is the story’s message, unifying or central idea.
Theme is the author’s commentary on an aspect of human nature or life in general.
It is not the topic.
It is the message that the author is sharing about the topic or issue.
Ie. A story might be about war – this is the topic
The theme might be that war destroys all innocence and life.
Do not convey theme in terms of cliché.
Ie. Do not judge a book by its cover. XXXXXX

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Define the term “setting”. . .

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The setting is where (place) and when (time) the story occurs.
Authors give clues about the time era of a story
- speech, methods of transportation, the cost of items, etc.
Stories set also have a universal setting – be relevant anytime and anywhere

REVIEWING LITERARY TERMS
I am a picture created by an author using concrete details, adjectives, and figurative language.
What literary term am I?

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I am IMAGERY!

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I am a device in which human attributes are given to inanimate objects.
Who am I?

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I am PERSONIFICATION!

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I am a deliberate exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Who am I?

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I am a HYPERBOLE!

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I am an object, thing or idea that represents something else.
What am I?

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I am a SYMBOL!

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I am the prevailing feeling in a literary work created through word choice, descriptive details and imagery.
Who am I?

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I am ATMOSPHERE / MOOD!

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I am the series of incidents or events in a story.
Who am I?

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I am PLOT!

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I am the person or force that works against the hero, or main character, of the story.
Who am I?

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I am Antagonist!

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I am the main idea of a story. The author’s message about life or human nature.
Who am I?

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I am THEME!

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I am a problem or clash between two forces in a story.
Who am I?

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I am CONFLICT!

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I fill in gaps about an earlier event in the story or a character’s past.
Who am I?

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I am FLASHBACK!

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I am a writing technique that gives readers clues about events that will happen later in the story.
Who am I?

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I am FORESHADOWING!

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I am used through characterization and plot, the writer indicates something opposite to that which is stated.
Who am I?

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I am IRONY!

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I am the condition of being uncertain about an outcome, used by writers to create tension, excitement, or anxiety.
Who am I?

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I am SUSPENSE!

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I am an occurrence in nature reflecting the mood or atmosphere of a story or the characters themselves.
Who am I?

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I am PATHETIC FALLACY!

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The road was a silver ribbon of moonlight through the forest.
What literary device am I?

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METAPHOR / IMAGERY

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The waves reached up and swept the child off the rock.
What literary device am I?

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I am PERSONIFICATION

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Grey dishwater splashed onto the floor.
What literary device am I?

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I am IMAGERY!

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The excited students burst through the doorway.
What literary device am I?

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I am HYPERBOLE!

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Sheryl sat silently in her seat.
What literary device am I?

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I am ALITERATION!

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His smile was as hard as nails.
What literary device am I?

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I am SIMILE!

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My brother is a bear in the morning.
What literary device am I?

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I am a METAPHOR!

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Before Romeo left Juliet, he described their parting as sweet sorrow.
What literary device am I?

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I am an OXYMORON!

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Smells of chocolate, cinnamon and brown sugar filled the corner bakery.
What literary device am I?

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IMAGERY!