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Elements of Fiction
Plot, Climax, Etc...
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7th Grade
02/01/2011

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Plot

 

 

 

Definition

A sequence of events that make up the story

 

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Setting
Definition
Where the story takes place (time and location)
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Climax
Definition

High point of the story

 

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Conflict
Definition
Problem of the story
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Types of Conflict
Definition

Person vs. Nature

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Person vs. Person

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Person vs. Self

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Person vs. Society

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Characterization
Definition

all the techniques the author uses to create a character

 

(tells you about the character through their words, actions, thoughts and by what other characters say)

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Protagonist
Definition
The main character
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Antagonist
Definition

The force working against the protagonist

 

(a person, nature, self, society)

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Point of View
Definition

the way the story is told

 

1st person- I, we, us

2nd person-You

3rd person- They, him, her, them

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Flashback
Definition
Interruption of a scene in the present to tell a story from the past
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Foreshadow
Definition
hints that suggest future events
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Static (Flat) Characters
Definition
a character that changes a little or not at all
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Dynamic (Round) Character
Definition
A character that changes a lot
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Exposition
Definition

The introduction of the story

 

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Rising Action
Definition

when conflicts begin to make the story events more interesting

 

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Falling Action
Definition

The point in the story where things are starting to calm down after the climax

 

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Resolution
Definition

The conclusion of the story

 

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