Elements of Fiction
People, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story.
Characters
Part where the story becomes more complex (problems arise).
Rising action
The struggle between a character and something outside the character.
External conflict
The character is telling the story. Pronouns you will see are "I, Me, Us, We".
What is the POV?
I heard footsteps behind me as I walked through the empty hallway. When I turned around, the hallway was empty—but my locker door slowly creaked open.
First person
Writing that comes from an author's imagination.
Fiction
The turning point when the action reaches a peak or most interesting/exciting part.
Climax
The conflict is within the characters mind.
Internal conflict
The narrator is telling the story. You will see "they, he, she, him, her, them" as pronouns.
3rd person POV
What is the POV?
Maya watched the last bus drive away without her. As the streetlights flickered on, she realized someone else was still standing at the bus stop, staring right at her. She was terrified.
3rd person limited
It is the time and place at which the events of the story happen.
Setting
Sets the stage for the story. Characters are introduced, the setting is described , and the conflict begins to unfold.
Exposition
The main character in a work of literature. Usually the hero.
Protagonist
This type of point of view allows the narrator to know the thoughts and feelings of EVERY character.
3rd Person Omniscient
What is the POV?
You open the old book you found in the attic, even though your name is written inside it. Then you realize the handwriting matches yours exactly.
2nd person
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
The events that follow the climax. The outcome of the sequence of events.
Falling action
The perspective from which a story is told.
Point of View
This POV allows the narrator to know the thoughts and feelings of ONE character only.
3rd Person Limited
True or False (an explain!)
Author and narrator mean the same thing in a story.
FALSE!
Author: The person who writes the story
Narrator: The voice that tells the story
The moral or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.
Theme
Loose ends are tied up. The ending.
Resolution
The character that is against (or opposes) the protagonist.
Antagonist
The complication or struggle in the story.
Conflict
Desribe the difference between 3rd person LIMITED, 3rd person OBJECTIVE, and 3rd person OMNISCIENT.
Limited: Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of ONE character
Objective: Narrator knows NO thoughts/feelings.
Omniscient: Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of ALL characters.