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Elements of Fiction

Scherr 5th grade- Elements of Fiction unit

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The people, animals, or other creatures in the story characters
The character you are hoping will succeed, defeat the villain, and be happy hero (also called protagonist)
Another name for the hero in a story protagonist
The character(s)who tries to prevent the hero from being successful or happy villain (also called antagonist)
Another name for the villain in a story antagonist
Where and when the story takes place setting
Physical setting where the story takes place
Chronological setting when the story takes place
the perspective from which the story is told point of view
What are the 3 most common points of view? First person, Third person limited, Third person omniscient
Point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story Frist person
point of view in which we only know what the narrator observes, thinks, knows, and feels first person
Key pronouns used in first person I, me, my, we, us, our
point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story AND we only know the thoughts, feelings, and observations of ONE character. third person limited
Key pronouns used in third person limited and omniscient points of view he, him, his, she, her, they, them, their
point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story AND we know the thought, feelings, and observations of MORE THAN ONE character third person omniscient
the sequence of series of events plot
exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution elements that make up the plot
includes background info about the characters or setting; often explained at the beginning of the story exposition
a problem faced by a character that is usually not resolved until the end of the story conflict
type of conflict in which a character struggles with his or her own personal issues internal conflict
type of conflict in which a character struggles with an outside force, such as another character, force of nature, or another aspect of society external conflict
events that lead up to the climax of the story rising action
the most exciting part of the story; can be where the plot changes for the better or worse for the hero; the villain may be defeated climax
includes events that happen after the climax, but does not include the resolution falling action
when the conflict or problem is solved; occurs at the end of the story resoultion
something that stands for something else symbol
the main idea or message of the story; what we should learn from it theme
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