Bon Chicka Wawa Flashcards
Fiction
Fake
Prose
Writing other than poetry and drama
Genre
Category or literary composition
Short story
Brief work of fiction
Novel
Long work of fiction
Plot
Central conflict
Exposition
Introduction
Rising action
Conflict is developed and intensified
Point of view
Perspective of the story
1st person POV
“I” “me”
Narrator is the story teller and main character.
2nd person POV
“you”
narrator talks to reader
(instructions,etc.)
3rd person POV
“they” “he” “she”
Narrator isn’t a character
3rd person omniscient
Narrator is all knowing.
3rd person limited.
Narrators knowledge is limited.
Protagonist
Hero of the story
Main character
Antagonist
Against the protagonist.
Setting
Place, time, and mood.
Mood
Atmosphere or sense of emotion.
Theme
Universal truth explored.
Present throughout the story.
Five elements of fiction
Plot POV Characters Setting Theme