Elements of Fiction
The time, place, and cultural context of a story.
setting
The most important moment in a story; usually a main character changes after this point.
climax
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
What figurative language is used in the sentence above?
simile
The term used for when characters are speaking to each other.
dialogue
What are the following: resolution, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
elements of plot
The feeling the reader experiences when reading a text.
mood
The conclusion, or end to a story, during which all conflicts are resolved.
resolution
The message about life or the lesson the reader is supposed to learn from a text.
theme
The point of view where the narrator is the main character in the story.
1st person point of view
What are the 5 types of conflicts?
1. man vs man, 2. man. vs self, 3. man vs nature, 4. man vs society, 5. man vs machine.
An author can describe a character directly or ________.
indirectly
The point in the story when suspense and interest begin to build.
rising action
This type of character changes and grows throughout the story.
dynamic character
The two types of characters working against each other in a story
protagonist and antagonist
The two words that make up the setting in a story.
time and place OR when and where
There are two types of conflict, external and _________.
internal
The event(s) after the turning point in the story, when conflicts begin to be resolved.
falling action
I am fed up with this! Is anyone capable of anything around here? I asked for one thing! One thing! The tone of this passage is ________.
frustrated, aggravated, annoyed, angry
Which point of view does the narrator know all the thoughts and feelings of all characters and is not a character in the story?
3rd person omniscient
"Nature will always be superior to humankind" is an example of what element of fiction?
theme
The beginning of a story, during which the characters and setting are introduced.
exposition
The way the author feels about the topic they're writing about
tone
The series of events that make up the story.
plot
The character or thing going against the main character is called this.
antagonist
"I was terrified that I would fall off the cliff."
Which point of view is this?
1st person point of view