Elements Of Fiction

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Plot

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The natural events in a story.

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Setting

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The time and place a story is written.

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Indirect Characterization

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Development of a character through words, actions, thoughts 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 describing the character's personality in detail.

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Irony

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When the unexpected happens, a surprise.

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Resolution

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The part of the plot where story is concluded and all lose ends are tied up.

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Theme

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The lesson about life the author wants a reader to learn.

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Foreshadowing

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Hints an author gives about things that may happen in a story.

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Flashback

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An interruption of the events in a plot to remember the past.

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Climax

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The part of the plot where the characters problem 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 writers attitude towards his/her subject.

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Protagonist

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The main character in a story is called the protagonist. She or he is always involved in the main conflict and its resolution.

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Antagonist

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The person(s) opposing the protagonist.

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Internal Conflict

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The protagonist in the story experiences conflict with his or her conscience. More than the main character can experience internal conflict (any time you have issues within yourself)

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External Conflict

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Character experiences conflict with other characters, society, or nature.

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Exposition

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The portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience.

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Rising Action

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Series of events that begin immediately after the exposition (introduction) of the story and builds up to the climax.

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Falling Action

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Refers to the part of a story that comes immediately after the climax and before the conclusion. At this part, there are some unresolved.

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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 sterotype. Flat characters help move the plot along more quickly because the audience immediately understands what the character is about.

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Round Characterization

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A character who is complex who has many sides or traits with unpredictable behavior and a fully developed personality. Antagonists are usually a round characterization.

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Dynamic Characterization

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A character who experiences an essential change in personality or attitude. Protaginists are almost always dynamic.

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Static Characterization

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A character who does not change or develop beyond the way in which he or she is first presented.

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Point of View 1

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First Person- story is told by a character within the story, a character using the first person pronoun, I.

If the narrator is the main character, the point of view is first person protagonist.

If the narrator is a secondary character, the point of view is first person observer.

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Point of View 2

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Third person point of view- story is not told by a character but by an invisible author, using third person pronouns like he,she,or it to tell the story.

If the third person narrator gives us the thoughts of characters, then he is a third person omniscient (all knowing) narrator.

If the third person narrator only gives us information which could be recorded by a camera and microphone (no thoughts) the he is a third person dramatic narrator.