FICTION
• TYPES OF FICTION
• ELEMENTS OF FICTION
TWO TYPES OF FICTION
• SHORT STORY • NOVEL
– revolves around single – longer work
idea – involves a more
– is short enough to be complicated plot
read in a single sitting
PLOT
• Conflict • Rising Action
– struggle between – suspense builds due to
opposing forces conflict complications
• Exposition • Climax
– background – turing point, reader’s
information about interest peaks
characters, conflict, • Falling
setting
Action/Resolution
– conflict ends
– loose ends resolved
CHARACTER
• Main Character • Dynamic
– character story centers – change as a result of
around events
• Minor Character • Static
– interact with the main – characters remain the
character and with one same
another
SETTING
– The time and place in which story events occur.
– Can help shape events and influence characters
speak, act, and respond to situations.
– Can be real or imaginary
– Vivid details help reader visualize
THEME
– Central idea of a story
– Message about life or human nature that author
wants to convey.
– Can be directly stated, however, reader
typically has to infer the theme from clues such
as:
• story title conflicts in story
• words or phrases that express important ideas
• how characters change and lessons learned