Elements And Structure Flashcards
1
Q
What are the six elements of fiction?
A
- Character
- Setting
- Time
- Language
- Theme
- Images/ symbolism
2
Q
What is a character?
A
A person person in a narrative work of art such as a novel
3
Q
What are the types of character ?
A
- protagonist
- antagonist
- secondary characters
4
Q
What does the protagonist do?
A
- has something at stake
- often change/ evolve
- not necessarily likeable
5
Q
What is the setting ?
A
The atmosphere that a character operates in
6
Q
Why is setting important?
A
- reader must have a sense of where the story is happening
- sent ring defines a story’s dimensions
7
Q
How do you create effective setting ?
A
Knowing it fully and recreating it through vivid details
8
Q
What should you consider when writing the setting?
A
- weather
- lighting
- season
- time of day
- landscapes
9
Q
What are the two ways of treating time in fiction ?
A
- Summary
- Scene
10
Q
What does treating time through summary mean?
A
- reader asked to picture things generally rather than specifically
11
Q
What is summary useful for?
A
- providing info
- filling characters background
- moving through larger periods of time
12
Q
what does writing time through scene mean ?
A
- allows reader to experience story with characters
- reader asked to picture a specific moment IRT
- creates tension
- avoid temptation to summarise everything
13
Q
What is language ?
A
The words you use as a writer and the way the characters speak
14
Q
What should one keep in mind when writing language ?
A
- authenticity
- specific over general and concrete over abstract
- avoid clichés
- avoid use of qualifiers (use “said”)
15
Q
What should you convey in theme?
A
- significance of events in this story as appreciated by protagonist
- what does the author want to say
- don’t say the theme straight
