Name: ______________________________________ Date



Review Notes for ELEMENTS OF FICTION Name: ______________________________________

Directions: Use the word bank to complete the review notes for the elements of fiction.

Novel: A _______________ work of Fiction with more than one conflict and typically, more than one plot.

Short Story: A _______________ work of Fiction with one main conflict and plot.

PLOT

• This is the sequence of events that takes place in a story (a storyline).

• The ________________________, ________________________, and ____________ of a story.

• The Plot is made up of five components, also known as Freytag’s Pyramid or Triangle:

A. ________________________ or Exposition: This is when the characters and setting is first revealed.

B. ________________________: This is when the story gets complicated; the conflict is introduced.

C. ________________________: This is the highest point in the story, the turning point. This is the point when you wonder what will happen next. Will the conflict be resolved?

D. ________________________: At this point, the complications are being resolved. The reader knows whether or not the conflict will be resolved and usually how.

E. ________________________ or Denouement: The final outcome of the story when events are untangled.

CONFLICT: The Problem

CONFLICT: External (outside problem)

• Man vs. ___________________: This is a physical struggle between a person and someone else.

• Man vs. ___________________: This is a struggle between man and the forces of nature, which are beyond his/her control.

• Man vs. ________________________: The character struggles against fate, control of his/her life.

• Man vs. __________________: The character struggles against ideas, customs, or practices of other people.

CONFLICT: Internal (individual struggle)

• Man vs. _________________: The character struggles with himself/herself. There is a struggle within the soul.

SETTING

• ____________: Geographical Location

• ____________: Historical Period, Time of Day, Year…Etc.

• _____________________________: Rainy, Sunny…Etc.

• ________________________________: What is the daily Life of the Character Like?

• ____________ and Atmosphere: What is the Feeling? Dark, Cheerful…Etc.

CHARACTER

There are two meanings to this term.

1. The persons in the story. The ________________________.

2. The character traits / _________________________ of the characters in the story.

The main character is referred to as the _________________________________.

The person who opposes the main character is the _________________________________.

CHARACTERIZATION is the ______________________________ the author gives the reader about the characters.

Examples of how an author develops character:

a) his/her physical appearance

b) what he/she says, thinks, feels and dreams

c) what he/she does or does not do

d) what others say and how others react to him/her

A character that DOES change (grow) mentally in a story is __________________________________________________.

A character that DOES NOT change (grow) mentally in the story is ____________________________________________

Review 1: Provide an example of a dynamic character and a static character from a book that you already read. Provide a one sentence support for each character using evidence from the text.

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THEME

• It is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that he/she is trying to convey through the characters and plot.

• An often universal ________________ (message) about ________________________ (life) found in literature.

Some simple examples of common themes from literature are:

• Situations are not always as they appear to be.

• People are not always in control of their life.

• Love can sometimes blind a person from the truth.

• Children, who disobey their parents, often regret it.

• Some people are afraid of change.

• People are often judged by the way they look.

Stories may sometimes have the same or a common (similar) theme!

Review 2: Select one theme from above and connect it to a book that you already read.

Theme: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Textual Support: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

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POINT OF VIEW (P.O.V.): Location of the ________________________________

Narrator: The person who is telling the ________________________

• First Person POV: Narrator is a _____________________________ in the story.

o Pronouns used to describe main character: I, Me, My.

o Example: As I walked up the hill, I realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the birds that were nearly always singing from the top of the maple tree. I thought I saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when I looked again it was gone.

• Third Person Limited POV: _______________________ is in the head of only one character

o Pronouns used to describe the main character: He, She, They, Them

o Example: As she walked up the hill, she realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the birds whom she so often heard singing from the top of the maple tree. She thought she saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when she looked again it was gone.

• Third Person Omniscient (all knowing) POV : Narrator is in _____________________________ head

o Pronouns used to describe the main character: He, She, They, Them

o Example: As she walked up the hill, she realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the birds whom she so often heard singing from the top of the maple tree. ---He saw her start up the hill, and he moved quickly behind the shelter of the huge old maple tree. If she saw him now, everything would be ruined. ---She thought she saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when she looked again it was gone. ---If he could just stay hidden until she came within range, he thought, then she'd have to talk to him. Wouldn't she?

Symbolism: A person, place or object which has a _______________________ greater than the obvious.

Ex: Dove = ____________, Heart = ____________

Flashback: The present scene in the story is interrupted to flash _____________________ to the past so that the reader is reminded or made aware of previous events.

Foreshadowing: A _________________ to what may happen later in the story.

• Foreshadowing is not obvious. Future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters.

• Foreshadowing serves two purposes. It builds ______________________ and makes a narrative more ____________________ by preparing the reader for events to follow.

Mood: The emotions and feeling created in the ________________________ by the diction, imagery, and events in a story.

Situational Irony: An _________________________ (often negative) situation or outcome considering the circumstances. Examples: A police precinct is robbed at gun point. A fire truck is on fire.

Dramatic Irony: When the reader/viewer ____________________ something that a character in a book/show does not know. Example: The viewer sees when the killer hides in the closet, but the main character is unaware of this situation.

Verbal Irony: When a ______________________ statement is believed. Example: A boy with malicious intent says to a girl, “Of course I love you,” and she believes him.

ELEMENTS OF FICTION

Word Banks

Plot, Conflict, and Setting

Man

Circumstance

Beginning

Rising Action

Nature

Mood

Society

Falling Action

Middle

Weather

Self

Climax

Time

Resolution

End

Place

Social Conditions

Introduction

Long

Short

Character, Characterization, Theme, Point of View, and More

Characters

Back

Protagonist

Information

Knows

Everyone’s

Love

Narrator

Personality

Character

Meaning

Humanity

Antagonist

Truth

Clue

Dynamic

Story

Reader

Peace

Static

Unexpected

False

Suspense

Believable

Narrator

ELEMENTS OF FICTION

Word Banks

Plot, Conflict, and Setting

Man

Circumstance

Beginning

Rising Action

Nature

Mood

Society

Falling Action

Middle

Weather

Self

Climax

Time

Resolution

End

Place

Social Conditions

Introduction

Long

Short

Character, Characterization, Theme, Point of View, and More

Characters

Back

Protagonist

Information

Knows

Everyone’s

Love

Narrator

Personality

Character

Meaning

Humanity

Antagonist

Truth

Clue

Dynamic

Story

Reader

Peace

Static

Unexpected

False

Suspense

Believable

Narrator

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B

C

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E

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