Elements of Fiction

The conversation between characters.

The events between the climax and resolution where the loose ends get tied up.

A character that is presented in a complex way. The reader learns a lot about the character.

The only example of internal conflict is what?

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.

The type of external conflict between two different people.

Elements of Fiction are the same as Elements of a Short Story.

Words or phrases that appeal to the readers' senses.

Narrator is an all-knowing, all-seeing, who understands the thoughts and feelings of any and all of the characters.

A character that changes in a dramatic way.

The central idea or message about life that the author wants to convey to the reader.

What is setting?

The narrator only shares the thoughts and feelings of a few or just one character.

The type of conflict that takes place in the mind of a character.

The author's attitude or feelings about characters, situations or topics.

The type of literature characterized by a particular form or style. Examples: historical, mystery, realistic, etc.

The events that happen while the main character tries to solve the conflict.

The type of external conflict where a person is against a large group of people.

Exists when a person says one thing, but means another.

The type of conflict in which a character struggles with an outside force.

The struggle between opposing forces is called?

Fiction is what?

The feeling or atmosphere that an author creates an a literary work.

A static character remains the same throughtout the story.

The main character, usually the hero of the story.

These are the people or animals that take part in a story's plot.

The opponent that works against the main character .

The perspective from which a story is told is called what?

The point of view is which the narrator is talking directly to the reader.

The narrator is part of the story. The story is told using words like "I" and "We" to tell what is happening.

What is plot?

An object, person, place or event that represents something else entirely.

The point of view in which the narrator is NOT part of the story.

When earlier events are inserted into the story.

Dramatic irony exists when the outcome of a situation is opposite of what one would expect.

When authors give clues or hint at events that will happen in the future.

The beginning of a story that may include characters and the setting.

The final section of the plot, the outcome is called what?

The turning point or emotional highpoint of a story is called what?

The person or voice that tells the story.