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Elements of Fiction Definition

Elements of Fiction Definition


Characters
People, animals, and/or inanimate objects
in a story
Elements of Fiction Definition
Characters
People, animals, and/or inanimate objects
in a story
Plot
The action and tension in a story
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Resolution
Elements of Fiction Definition
Characters
People, animals, and/or inanimate objects
in a story
Plot
The action and tension in a story
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Resolution
Setting
Time & place in which a story takes place
Elements of Fiction Definition
Characters
People, animals, and/or inanimate objects
in a story
Plot
The action and tension in a story
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Resolution
Setting
Time & place in which a story takes place
Theme
The message or lesson learned in a story
Elements of Fiction Definition
Characters
People, animals, and/or inanimate objects
in a story
Plot
The action and tension in a story
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Resolution
Setting
Time & place in which a story takes place
Theme
The message or lesson learned in a story
Point of view
Position the narrator takes
1. First person (uses I)
2. Third person (he, she)
Elements of Fiction Definition
Characters
People, animals, and/or inanimate objects
in a story
Plot
The action and tension in a story
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Resolution
Setting
Time & place in which a story takes place
Theme
The message or lesson learned in a story
Point of view
Position the narrator takes
1. First person (uses I)
2. Third person (he, she)
Authors Viewpoint/Perspective
Interpretation by the author
Elements of Fiction Definition
Characters
People, animals, and/or inanimate objects
in a story
Plot
The action and tension in a story
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Resolution
Setting
Time & place in which a story takes place
Theme
The message or lesson learned in a story
Point of view
Position the narrator takes
1. First person (uses I)
2. Third person (he, she)
Authors Viewpoint/Perspective
Interpretation by the author
Cause & Effect
A cause makes something occur.
An effect is the outcome of the cause.

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