Elements of Fiction
Plot
Character
Point of View
Potpourri
100
The organization of the main events that make up the story
What is the plot?
100
The high point of the story for the reader; the moment of the highest interest and greatest emotion.
What is the climax of a story?
100
The main character of a story
What is the protagonist?
100
Told from the perspective of one main character using "I"
What is first person point of view?
100
a person, place, thing, or event that represents itself and a larger idea or feeling
What is a symbol?
200
Where and when the story takes place
What is the setting?
200
A series of events that builds from the conflict
What is the rising action?
200
A relatively uncomplicated character that does not change by the end of the story
What is a flat character?
200
Told from the perspective of one character using "he" or "she"
What is third person point of view?
200
An event that contradicts what the reader expects to happen
What is irony?
300
Person or animal who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story
What is a character?
300
The events after the climax that move the story towards a conclusion
What is the falling action?
300
A character in a story who works against the main character
What is the antagonist?
300
The person telling the story
What is the narrator?
300
A very careful, attentive reading of a story
What is close reading?
400
The perspective the story is told from
What is point of view?
400
Events that offer the final solution to the conflict
What is the resolution?
400
Complex characters that change by the end of a story
What is a round character?
400
The narrator/character only knows his/her own thoughts not the thoughts of everyone around
What is third person limited?
400
"Be careful what you wish for" is an example of . . .
What is a theme (lesson/moral)?
500
The main idea or message of the story
What is the theme?
500
The introductory material that presents the setting, the characters, and other facts
What is the exposition?
500
This reveals a characters personality in a story
What is the characters thoughts/actions/dialogue?
500
The narrator/character knows the thoughts and feelings of everyone around
What is third person omniscient?
500
The struggle between opposing characters or forces
What is the conflict?
M
e
n
u