Elements+of+Fiction

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 * ELEMENTS OF FICTION THINK LOG **
 * ** ELEMENT OF FICTION ** ||  ** DEFINITION **  ||  ** PICTURE IN MY MIND **  ||
 * ** Setting ** ||  ** The time, place, mood, & environment in which a story takes place **
 * ** Mood ** ||  ** The atmosphere or feeling of a story. The author creates the mood. The mood is usually part of the setting. **
 * ** Characters ** ||  ** The individuals whose thoughts & actions make up a story. The actions of the characters cause the events in the story. **
 * ** Protagonist ** ||  ** The central, focal figure of the story. **
 * ** Antagonist ** ||  ** The character or force that works against the protagonist, creating obstacles. A story can have more than one antagonist. **
 * ** Round characters ** ||  ** Characters that are fully developed with both positive qualities & flaws. Most protagonists are round characters. **
 * ** Dynamic characters ** ||  ** Characters that undergo change over the course of a story as a result of their experience. Most protagonists are dynamic. **
 * ** Static Characters ** ||  ** Characters that do not undergo any change from the story’s beginning to its end. **
 * ** Flat Characters ** ||  ** Characters that are stereotypical with one dimension. They are simple with limited personality traits. **
 * ** Characterization ** ||  ** Methods used by an author to develop a character. Authors can directly portray their characters by clearly stating what the characters look like, say, do, & think. With indirect characterization, the author reveals a character by showing something about the character. **  ||   ||
 * ** Plot ** ||  ** The arrangement or sequence of events within a story. **
 * ** Conflict ** ||  ** An obstacle, struggle, or controversy that the protagonist must resolve to overcome. **
 * ** Person vs. Person ** ||  ** A conflict between the protagonist & another character **
 * ** Person vs. Nature ** ||  ** A conflict between the protagonist & the environment, nature, or a natural disaster **

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 * ** Person vs. Self ** ||  ** A conflict between the protagonist & an internal, personal struggle: fear, guilt, greed, pride etc. **
 * ** Person vs. Society ** ||  ** A conflict between the protagonist & some part of society or culture: government, laws, traditions etc. **
 * ** Person vs. Fate ** ||  ** A conflict between the protagonist & a force that seems beyond his or her control: death, loneliness, bad luck etc. **
 * ** Exposition ** ||  ** In fiction, the plot normally begins with exposition: characters are introduced & background information (setting, environment) is provided to better understand the events of the story. **
 * ** Foreshadowing ** ||  ** The use of clues early in a story to give hints about events that will happen later in the story. **
 * ** Rising action ** ||  ** A series of events & conflicts involving the story’s characters that leads to the climax/turning point. **
 * ** Climax ** ||  ** The turning point in the story. It happens when the conflicts in the story are at the peak, before they have been resolved – point of most intense conflict. **
 * ** Falling Action ** ||  ** Also referred to as the //denouemen//t (French for the unraveling of the knot). It is the action that follows the climax & leads to the resolution. **
 * ** Resolution ** ||  ** The conclusion of the story. It happens when the conflict is finally resolved. **
 * ** Situational Irony ** ||  ** An unexpected twist of events, especially in the resolution of the story, when the story concludes in a way opposite from what the reader may expect. **
 * ** Theme ** ||  ** The general truth about life found in the story – it is NOT the moral, plot, or topic. **

||  ||  ** Ex. My heart felt like a stone in my chest. ** ||   ||  ** Es. My heart is a stone in my chest. **    ||   ||
 * ** Simile ** ||  ** A comparison using like or as **
 * ** Metaphor ** ||  ** A comparison NOT using like or as **