Created by Cheri Sandford

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Elements of Fiction

• Created by Cheri Sandford
• Liberty MS
• 2005

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All fiction (stories that are made-up by an
author) hascertain elements, or parts.
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Characters
Setting
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Theme
Point of View
Plot
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Characters
Who
is in the story?
Important Characters
Main character protagonist
Character in conflict with the protagonist
antagonist
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Setting
Where and When
does the story take place?
Place
Time
The setting can be general, like outside during
spring, or specific, like at a small cottage
outside London during a spring rain shower.
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Plot
What
happens in the story?
What happens that sets the action moving in the
story?
Conflict (Problem)
Rising Action
What events happen as a result of the conflict or
problem?
Climax
What is the most exciting part?
Falling Action
What happens after the exciting part?
How do things end up?
Resolution
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Plot Map

• Sometimes the plot is shown as a drawing, or map,
  as below.

Climax
Falling Action
Rising Action
Problem/Conflict
Resolution
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Theme
What
is the reader supposed to
"get" from the story?
The theme is the deeper meaning the author is
trying to convey about life.
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Point of View
Who
is telling the story?
The story can be told by a character who is in
the story. This is called First Person.
The story can be told by someone who is NOT in
the story. This is called Third Person.
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Now you know all about the Elements of Fiction!