Elements of Fiction
The problem of the story
The conflict
A man is fighting another man.
What type of conflict is this?
Character vs. character
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
This sentence is a:
Hyperbole
What is the authors purpose when the author uses humor, suspense, or exciting language
To entertain
A struggle within the mind of a character
Internal conflict.
Where and when the story takes place
The setting
The turning point in the story.
Climax
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration
What is the authors purpose when an author provides personal comments about the meaning of an experience
To reflect
The main character is the
Protagonist
People animals, or other creatures that play a role in the story.
Characters
Something that you can prove. It actually exists, is true.
FACT
The use of a word that sounds like what it means
Onomatopoeia
A man has to survive the dangers of the forest.
Character vs. ?
Nature
The character or force that is in conflict with the protagonist
Antagonist
The way the story develops.
Plot
Uses like or as to compare two different things
Simile
where a word, object, character or concept represents something beyond its literal meaning
Symbolism
a struggle between two characters or between a character and an outside force
external conflict
The beginning of the story characters and setting are introduced
Exposition
The author's message, underlying meaning of the text
Theme
I love watching the flowers dance to the music in the wind.
This sentence is a form of:
Personification
A word that takes the place of a noun
Pronoun
The man is hated by his neighborhood.
Character vs. ?
Society
Use of clues to hint at an vent that will occur later in the narrative
Foreshadowing