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Elements of Fiction Guided Notes

The document outlines the key elements of fiction including plot, setting, theme, characters, point of view, and author's craft. It defines each element and provides examples. Plot elements covered are exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Character types discussed are minor, major, dynamic, static, protagonist, and antagonist. Point of view perspectives explained are first person, second person, and third person objective, limited, and omniscient.

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Elements of Fiction Guided Notes

The document outlines the key elements of fiction including plot, setting, theme, characters, point of view, and author's craft. It defines each element and provides examples. Plot elements covered are exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Character types discussed are minor, major, dynamic, static, protagonist, and antagonist. Point of view perspectives explained are first person, second person, and third person objective, limited, and omniscient.

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Name__________________________________ Date_________________

Elements of Fiction

I. Plot – the sequence of _________________ in a story


A. Exposition – introduces the __________________, ________________________, and
_____________________
B. Conflict –
a) External Conflict- a struggle with an outside force
Examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.
b) Internal Conflict- a struggle within a character’s mind
Example:
C. Rising Action- occurs when the basic ________________ is _____________________
with lesser conflicts
D. Climax – the most _______________ part or the _________________ point
E. Falling Action – the sequence of _________________ that follow the
_________________
F. Resolution –

*Identify and Label these on your Plot Charts

II. Setting – the environment in which the story takes place, including the ____________,
_______________, and _________________________________ of the surroundings
A. The setting is important because:
1)
2)
3) it can set the mood of a story.
B. Mood/Atmosphere- the _________________ a reader gets from a story
III. Theme – the ___________ lesson or author’s _______________

IV. Characters
A. Minor Character – does not play a large ________________ in the story and is there
to _________________ with the major characters and help advance the ____________
B. Major Character – plays a large _______________ in the story and usually faces an
___________________
C. Dynamic Character – undergoes __________________ changes in the course of a
story
D. Static Character – ____________________undergo important changes in the course
of a story
E. Protagonist – the ______________ character
D. Antagonist – the person who works _________________ the main character
F. Characterization – how an author __________________ a character’s personality
a) Direct Characterization – the author _______________ the reader what the
character is like. Ex: “Ben was a quiet, serious boy.”
b) Indirect Characterization – the author lets the reader _________________
information about what the character is like by showing:
1. what the character _S_______________
2. what the character _T_______________
3. the character’s _ E_______________
4. the character’s _ A_______________
5. how the character _ L_______________

V. Point of View/Perspective
A. First Person – the __________________ is a character in the story who tells things
from his ________________________
B. Second Person – gives a _______________ that tells the reader what to do; most
often occurs in instructions
Ex: Go outside and cut the grass. (You is understood)
C. Third Person Objective- a narrator reports just the _______________ of the story
D. Third Person Limited – a narrator can describe the _________________,
__________________ and ____________________ of just one character in the story

D. Third Person Omniscient (________________) – a narrator can describe the


thoughts, feelings, and experiences of all the characters in the story

VI. Author’s Craft


A. Foreshadow – an author provides ____________or _____________ about something
that’s going to happen later in the story
B. Symbolism – an author represents _____________ or _______________ with
symbols
C. Flashback – an author inserts a scene into a story that occurred before the present
time in the story to provide ___________________ information about what is currently
happening in the story. Flashbacks can be presented as ____________________,
___________________, or _____________________ of the past told by characters.
D. Figurative Language – an author uses __________________, hyperbole, idiom,
___________________, ___________________, onomatopoeia, personification, and
___________________ to enhance a story
G. Tone – the author’s ___________________ toward the story conveyed through
______________ choices and the details he or she includes
H. Irony – the use of words to convey (give) a meaning that is _______________ to its
_______________ meaning
a) Dramatic Irony – the reader or audience member is aware of something that the
_____________________ are not aware of
b) Situational Irony – when something happens that is the ____________________
of what you expected
c) Verbal Irony - when a person says one thing and means another, or uses words to
convey (give) a meaning that is the _______________ of the literal meaning. This
includes _______________.

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