basic elements of fiction Flashcards
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Setting
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Where and when a story takes place
2
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Plot
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The sequence of action, events, and information in a story
3
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Character
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Person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
4
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Narrator
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The point of view or perspective telling the story. This can be a character within the story, or voice simply observing the events from outside the story.
5
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Conflict
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Conflict is the central problem or series of problems that need to be solved over the course of the plot
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Theme or Main Idea
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Everything the author chooses to do in the story is meant to communicate a point of view, lesson, or warning to the reader. Stories are meant to explore something about what it means to be human.
