Elements of Fiction

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Elements of Fiction
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Characterization
Conflict
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Foreshadowing

• The authors use of clues to hint at what might
  happen later in the story.

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Flashback

• A scene within a story that interrupts the
  sequence of events by shifting to an event that
  happened earlier in time.

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Protagonist

• The main character in a story is called the
  protagonist. She or he is always involved in the
  main conflict and its resolution.

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Antagonist

• The person opposing the protagonist is called the
  antagonist.

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Types of Conflict

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External Conflict

• There are three types of external conflict
  character vs. character character vs. society
  and character vs. nature.

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Character vs. Character

• The protagonist in the story experiences conflict
  with others, especially the antagonist.

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Character vs. Society

• The protagonist in the story experiences conflict
  with society as a whole.

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Character vs. Nature

• The protagonist in the story experiences conflict
  with the elements of nature.

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Internal Conflict

• The protagonist in the story experiences conflict
  with her or his conscience.