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Elements of Fiction
Elements of Fiction
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English
10th Grade
12/07/2011

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Term

 

 

point of view

Definition

 

 

The angle or perspective

from which the narrator tells the story.

The point of view affects what a reader knows

about the characters and action of the story.

Term

 

 

theme

Definition

 

 

The meaning of the work or the life lesson

that readers should learn

as a result of reading the story.

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character

Definition

 

 

The individuals in a work of fiction.

Characters can be well developed,

or they can be minor characters about whom

we only know one or two characteristics.

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conflict

Definition

 

 

The main struggle or the many struggles

a character faces;

without conflict, there is no story.

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setting

Definition

 

 

The location and time in which a story takes place. Sometimes, it is simply the backdrop of the story,

but sometimes it functions as a character,

influencing the meaning and mood of the story.

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plot

Definition

 

 

The story line or action and events in a story.

 

(The plot consists of the exposition, rising action,

climax, falling action, and denoument or resolution.)

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