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elements of fiction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| setting | time and place |
| exposition | what happens before story takes place. |
| rising action | a series of events that build suspense |
| climax | The turning point in a story |
| falling action | action falling down after the climax |
| restitution | a solution |
| narrator | The person telling the story. |
| first person POV | telling the story from their own point of view |
| second person POV | the person that the speaker is addressing |
| third person limmited | the narrator that has access to only one character |
| third person omniscient POV | when the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings |
| protagonist | main character of a story |
| antagonist | opposite of protagonist |
| flat character | one demential character |
| round character | a character that has a complex personality |
| dynamic character | undergoes great change |
| static character | the same from beginning to the end of the story |
| man VS. man | when 2 charecters have different desires |
| man VS. society | one man ageist everyone |
| man VS. self | when one man is going agenst their thoughts |
| man VS. nature | character is tormented by natrraiter |
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