Elements of Fiction
The sequence of events in which each events results from a previous one and causes the next.
PLOT
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike things
The narrator uses words like: I, me, we, us.
First Person
The act of creating and developing a character; the two types used by writers are direct and indirect
Characterization
The writers attitude toward his/her subject and audience
Tone
Turning Point
Climax
Figure of speech in which something is described as though it was something else. It is a direct comparison.
Metaphor
The narrator is speaking directly to the reader.
Second Person
When an author directly states the character traits
Direct Characterization
Hints that the author gives to help define a word.
Context Clues
When the conflict continues/ increases
Rising Action
extreme exaggeration
The narrator is not a character in the story and uses pronouns to describe characters.
Third Person
The reader must make inferences based on what the author has said about a character.
Indirect Characterization
the feeling or emotional response attached to a word
Connotation
how the conflict is solved or ends
Resolution
a figure of speech that links two opposite or contradictory words. ex: Jumbo Shrimp
Oxymoron
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of a couple characters.
Third Person Limited
A character who does not change through out the story
Static Character
A word or phrase that means the same thing as another word
Synonym
Introduces the central conflict
Initiating Event
An expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from the meaning of the words that make it up. For example: Kick the bucket.
Idiom
The narrator is all-knowing.
Third Person Omniscient
A character who changes or grows during a story.
Dynamic Character
a word or phrase that means the opposite of a word
Antonym