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The Elements of Fiction
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Setting
The setting is the place where the story take place. Setting includes the following:
• Geographical location (i.e. Wyoming, London, Cairo, Vancouver)
• The time period (i.e. 1865, during WWII, today)• The socio-economic characteristics of the
location (i.e. wealthy, suburbs, the Depression)• The specific building, room, and so forth (i.e. a
prep school, a log cabin, a bus, a military base)
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Characters
The people (or animals, things, etc. presented as people) appearing in a literary work.
• Round Characters are convincing, true to life. Have many different and sometimes even contradictory personality traits.
• Dynamic Characters undergo some type of change or development in story, often because of something that happens to them.
• Flat Characters are stereotyped, shallow, and often symbolic. Have only one or two personality traits.
• Static Characters do not change in the course of the story.
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Characters
Protagonist
The main character in a literary work (i.e. Cinderella or Snow White in the fairy tales named for their characters)
Antagonist
The character who opposed the protagonist (i.e. the wicked stepmother in Cinderella)
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Methods of Characterization
Direct Characterization
The author develops the personality of a character by direct statements.
Indirect Characterization
The author reveals a character’s personality through
-the character’s thoughts, words, and actions
-the comments of other characters
-the character’s physical appearance
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Plot
Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of the story. It shows
arrangement of events and actions within a story.
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Plot Components
Climax: the turning point,
the most intense moment-
either mentally or in action
Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax
Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climas
Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the actionstarts
Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all the threads.
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Plot: Conflict
Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.
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Plot: Types of Conflict
Interpersonal Conflict
Human vs. Human
Human vs. Nature
Human vs. Society
Internal Conflict
Human vs. Self
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Point of View
The perspective from which the story is told.
-Who is telling the story? (i.e. is it a player on the home team or someone watching the game?)
-How do we know what is happening? (i.e. does a character tell us?)
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Types of Point of View
Omniscient Point of View: the author is telling the story
Limited Omniscient Point of View: third person told from the view point of a character in the story.
First Person Point of View: told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the first person pronoun “I”.
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Theme
• Theme is the central idea or central message of the story. It usually contains some insight into the human condition—telling something about humans and life.
• The theme can be stated directly or implied by the events and actions in the story.
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Symbolism
A symbol represents an idea, quality, or concept larger than itself
A journey can symbolize life
A lion can be a symbol of courage
A red rose can represent love.