ELEMENTS OF FICTION
• The people, animals or imaginary creatures that the story’s action revolves around. Usually one central character.Two types of characters
MainMinor
CHARACTERS
MAIN CHARACTER
S• Protagonist– Character that readers sympathize
or identify with the most.– Good guy– Struggles against the antagonist
•Antagonist–Can be a person, thing, force of nature (sickness, storm, etc.) –OR anything that keeps the protagonist from overcoming.– Bad guy
MAIN CHARACTER
S
MINOR CHARACTERS• Other not-as-important characters• Interact with main characters• Keep the plot moving
SETTING
• The story’s time and place• May be past, present or future• Can include the season, clothing,
weather, culture, etc.• May be anywhere• Can change throughout the story
THEME• The life lesson (moral) the character
and reader are supposed to learn.• Usually revealed at the end of the
story.• Ask yourself, What did the character
learn about life?
THEME• Examples
– Good overcoming evil– Friendship– Never giving up even in tough times
PLOT• The sequence of events in a
story.
Exposition
Rising
Acti
on
Climax
Conflict introduced
Falling Action
Resolution
PLOT LINE• Exposition
– The characters, setting, and conflict (problem) are introduced.
• Rising Action– Begins when conflict is introduced,
adds complications to the conflict and increases reader interest
PLOT LINE• Climax
– The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative
Is the turning point of the story• Falling Action
– The action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results
– Problems start to work out
PLOT LINE• Resolution
– Concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict
– The theme is typically revealed in the resolution.