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SS Fictional Element

Short Story & Fictional elements

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fictional elements ways author makes fiction seem real
plot the events in a story
exposition where characters, conflict, setting are presented
rising action events that complicate the conflict
climax highest point of tension
falling action events that solve the conflict
resolution the solution to the conflict
point of view prespective from which story is told
1st person narrator uses "I" and is a character in story
3rd person limited narrator uses "he/she/they," is not in the story, and only sees one character's thoughts,etc
3rd person omniscient narrator uses "he/she/they," is not in the story, and sees several characters' thoughts,etc
setting time and place of story
protagonist main character, usually the "good guy"
antagonist works against the main character, usually the "bad guy"
flat character one with only one personality trait
round character one with fully-developed personality
static character one who does not change or grow
dynamic character one who does change or grow
internal conflict character struggles within himself
external conflict character struggles with an outside force
irony contradiction between appearance and reality
verbal irony contradiction in what a character says and what he/she means
dramatic irony contradiction between what the audience knows is true and what character thinks is true
situational irony contradiction in what seems to be the "situation" and what really is
theme lesson or insight about life
foreshadowing hints author gives about events that may happen later
flashback character "flashes back" to something that happened before the time of the story
Created by: kelleymiller1
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