Elements Of Fiction

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PLOT

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~The stroyline

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PHYSICAL SETTING

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~WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE

~COULD BE GENERAL, FOR EXAMPLE, A SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY.

~IT COULD ALSO BE SPECIFIC, FOR EXAMPLE, A TWO STORY MANSION ON 616 WILLOW LANE.

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CHRONOLOGICAL SETTING

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~WHEN THE STORY IS HAPPENING

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FLAT CHARACTERIZATION

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~A CHARACTER WHO HAS ONE OR TWO SIDES, REPRESENTING ONE OR TWO TRAITS-- OFTEN A STEREOTYPE. FLAT CHARACTERS HELP MOVE THE PLOT ALONG MORE QUICKLY BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE IMMEDIATELY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE CHARACTER IS ABOUT.

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ROUND CHARACTER

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~A CHARACTER WHO IS COMPLEX AND HAS MANY SIDES OR TRAITS WITH UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR AND A FULLY DEVELOPED PERSONALITY.ANTAGONISTS ARE USUALLY A ROUND CHARACTER.

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DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION

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~A CHARACTER WHO EXPERIENCES AN ESSENTIAL CHANGE IN PERSONALITY/ATTITUDE. PROTAGONISTS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS DYNAMIC.

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STATIC CHARACTERIZATION

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~ A CHARACTER WHO DOENS'T CHANGE OR DEVELOPE BEYOND THE WAY IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS FIRST PORTRAYED

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EXTERNAL CONFLICT

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~MAN AGAINST NATURE OR MAN AGAINST MAN

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INTERNAL CONFLICT

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~MAN AGAINST SELF

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SYMBOL

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~A FIGURE THAT ISN'T WHAT YOU EXPECT IT TO MEAN.

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FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

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~THE STORY IS TOLD BY A CHARACTER WITHIN THE STORY, A CHARACTER USING THE FIRST PERSON PRONOUNS.

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FIRST PERSON PROTAGONIST

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~TELLS THEIR OWN STORY LIKE A NARRATOR

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FIRST PERSON OBSERVER

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~WHEN THE NARRATOR IS A SECONDARY CHARACTER

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THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW

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~WHEN THE STORY IS NOT TOLD BY A CHARACTER BUT BY AN "INVISIBLE AUTHOR"

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THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT

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~WHEN THE NARRATOR WHO ISN'T A CHARACTER IS ALL KNOWING

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THIRD PERSON DRAMATIC

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~A NARRATOR THAT ONLY KNOWS THE GENERAL CONVERSATIONS, NOT THE THOUGHTS.

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THEME

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~THE THEME OF A STORY CAN BE A MORAL, BUT NOT ALWAYS. IT'S A STATMENT ABOUT A TOPIC

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INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

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~DEVELOPEMENT OF A CHARACTER THROUGH WORDS, ACTIONS, WHOUGHTS, OR THOSE WORDS, ACTIONS AND THOUGHTS OF ANOTHER CHARACTER.

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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

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~THE AUTHOR INTRODUCES THE CHARACTER BY DESCRIBIN G THE CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY IN DETAIL.

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IRONY

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~WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS

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RESOLUTION

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~THE PART OF THE PLOT WHERE STORY INCLUDED IS CONCLUDEDAND ALL LOOSE ENDS ARE TIED UP.

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THEME

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~THE LESSON ABOUT LIFE THE AUTHOR WANTS THE READER TO LEARN

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FORESHADOWING

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~HINTS AN AUTHOR GIVES ABOUT THINGS THAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE STORY

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FLASHBACK

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~AN INTERRUPTION OF THE EVENTS OF THE PLOT TO REMEMBER THE PAST

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CLIMAX

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~THE PART OF THE PLOT WHERE THE CHARACTER'S PROBLKEM IS SOLVED. THE HEIGHT OF THE RISING ACTION.

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MOOD

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~THE FEELING THE VOCABULARY USED CONVEYS TO THE READER

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TONE

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~THE WRITER'S ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS OR HER SUBJECT

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EXPOSITION

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~THE EXPOSITION IS THE PORTION OF A STORY THAT INTRODUCES IMPORTANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO THE AUDIENCE

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RISING ACTION

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~THE RISING ACTION OF A STORY IS THAT SERIES OF EVENTSTHAT BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EXPOSITION OF THE STORY AND BUILDS UP TO THE CLIMAX

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FALLING ACTION

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~ FALLING ACTION OF A STORY REFERS TO THE PART OF A STORY THAT COMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLIMAX AND BEFORE THE CONCLUSION. AT THIS PART,THERE ARE SOME UNRESOLVED