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Fiction is make-believe, invented stories. They may be short stories, ables, vignettes, plays, novellas, or novels.

Although
writers may base a character on people they have met in real life, the characters and the experiences that the character
faces in the story are not real. (Source: (Linda Frances Lein, n.d.))

Literary subgenres under fiction include Fantasy, Folklore, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Romance,
Science Fiction and Thriller.

Elements of Fiction

1. Character

Characters refer to the persons, animals, plants, inanimate objects such as robots, natural and supernatural beings that
possess life and give life to the story.

a. Protagonist

The character around whom the story revolves. He/she is traditionally an outstanding character with good traits.

b. Antagonist

The character who is opposed to the protagonist.

2. Point of View

Point of view (POV) refers to the angle of narration, it indicates “who is the narrator” and “how is the narration done”.

a. First-person POV

The narrator presents the POV of only one character’s consciousness, which limits the narrative to what the first-person

narrator knows, experiences, infers, or can find out by talking to other characters.

b. Omniscient third person POV The narrator is all-knowing and takes the reader inside the characters’ thoughts, feelings,
and motives, as well as shows what the characters say and do.

c. Limited omniscient third person POV

The narrator takes the reader inside one (or at most very few characters) but neither the reader nor the character has
access to the inner lives of any of the other characters in the story.

d. Objective third person POV

The narrator does not see into the mind of any character; rather he or she reports the action and dialogue without telling
the reader directly what the characters feel and think.

3. Plot

Plot is the series of events or actions that comprise the story.

a. Exposition

Exposition is an introduction to the characters, time, and the problem. At the point where exposition moves into rising
action a problem, sometimes called an inciting incident, occurs for the main character to handle or solve. This creates the
beginning of the story.

b. Rising Action

The event that reveals the conflict.


c. Climax

The highest point of the story also called as the turning point. This is the greatest moment of tension when everything is
critical, with emotion and interest peaks.

d. Falling Action

The event when things start to wind down. All the tension is actively being resolved.

e. Resolution/Denouement

This is when the conflicts are resolved, and the story concludes.

4. Setting

Setting refers to the time and place in which the events of a narrative take place. It includes not only the physical
environment in which the character interacts, but also the cultural, sociological, political, religious among other settings.
Setting can function as a main force that the characters encounter, such as a tornado or flood, or a setting can play a
minor role such as setting the mood. Often times, the setting can reveal something about the main character as he/she
functions in that place and time period.

a. Locale

The place where the story takes place.

b. Time

The time when the story takes place.

5. Conflict

Conflict is the struggle between two entities. In story writing the main character, also known as the protagonist,
encounters a conflict with the antagonist, which is an adversary. The conflict may be one of these (Introduction to
Creative Writing, n.d.) kinds:

a. Social conflict (man versus man)

The conflict which exists between the protagonist and the antagonist.

b. Physical conflict (man versus nature)

The conflict which exists between the protagonist and any natural

forces (water, earth, wind, fire, as well as diseases)

c. Internal/Personal/Psychological conflict (man versus himself)

The conflict which exists between the protagonist and his own self.

6. Theme

The theme is the idea or concept of the author. This is referred to as the message of the story
Techniques and Literary Devices

1. Flashback

Flashbacks in literature are when the narrator goes back in time for a specific scene or chapter in order to give more
context for the story.

2. Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is when the author places elements within the writing that gives clues about what will happen in the
future of the story.

3. Symbolism

This literary device is the use of a situation or element to represent a larger message, idea, or concept.

4. Figurative Language

Figurative language refers to the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order
to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison. It uses an ordinary sentence to refer
to something without directly stating it.

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