Elements of Fiction
The main idea or underlying message in a story
What is Theme?
The "Eye" of a story
What is Point of View?
A person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story
What is Character?
What is the Setting?
It is the sequence of major events in a story, usually in a cause-effect relation.
What is the Plot?
What is Coming of Age?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
What are the three types of point of view?
"His blue eyes"
"Her red shirt"
"Their brown hair"
What is Direct Characterization?
Time, place, and environment
What are the three elements of setting?
Tragedy
Comedy
Journey of the Hero
Rebirth (transformation from Bad-to-Good)
Rags-to-Riches
Good vs. Evil
Voyage/Return
What are common plot types?
A teenage girl finds a ticket stub to this classic thriller in her pocket
What is American Beauty?
The person telling the story
What is the Narrator?
Speech, Thoughts, Effect, Actions, and Look all come together to make this
What is Indirect Characterization?
One way a writer might research their setting
Archives
Visiting the place
Youtube
Google Earth
Encyclopedia
National Geographic
Newspapers
Photos
A visual representation of the sequence of events
What is a Plot Diagram?
A young boy deeply concerns his father after the death of his mother (guess the story)
What is The Wig?
I know everything about the characters, what they are thinking, and even their future (even if they don't know it yet)
What is Third Person Omniscient?
The protagonist
What is the main character of the story?
The three basic forms of setting
Events leading to the end of the story
What is the Falling Action?
Good vs. Evil
Love
Redemption
Courage and Perseverance
Coming of Age
Revenge
What are the 6 common themes in Fiction?
What is My First, Free Summer?
A strong sense of growth and development makes the character this
What is a Round Character?
Provides the reader with context on the time, place, and environment that the story takes place in.
What is the Purpose of Setting?
The two common plot types of William Shakespeare