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Elements of Fiction Flashcards

1
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-are the people whom the story revolves around
-They are usually the recipients and cause of different conflicts
-They can be good and bad
=Some stay and some go away during any part of the story

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Characters

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why are characters important?

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Something to invest in

Someone to care about

Someone to root for

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  • It is the creation or the construction of a fictional character.
  • It is how characters are described.
  • It is the description of the character’s features, attitudes or as a whole.
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characterization

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2 types of characterization

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  • Direct characterization

- Indirect characterization

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  • the writer makes direct statements about a character’s personality and tells what the character is like
  • think adjectives
  • descriptions
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Direct characterization

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  • the writer reveals information about a character and his/her personality through that character’s thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him/her
  • think verbs
  • actions
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indirect characterization

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two major types of characters:

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protagonist and antagonist

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it is one of the major characters in the story. It receives the blow from the antagonist

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protagonis

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it is the one in conflict with the protagonist. It gives the protagonist the sense of terror and realization. It can be a single person or a group

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antagonist

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4 Aspects of characterization

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  1. Static character vs Dynamic character

2. Flat character vs round character

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  • remains the same throughout the story

- this character undergoes no change in thought or personality when involved in conflict

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static

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  • undergoes a change as a result of learning from conflict

- starts the story one way and then will have a revelation that changes his or her views

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dynamic

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  • one who has only 1 or 2 character traits

- these characters have no depth and usually fit a simple role

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flat

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  • one who has many character traits
  • his personality has various qualities and is complex, more like a real person
  • most main characters are round
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round

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why is characterization important?

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  • It helps the readers visualize and relate to the characters.
  • It gives the readers a time to examine the characters, thus creating “healthy bias”.
  • It helps the readers understand the actions of the characters deeply.
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why is characterization important? (1)

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-It gives the readers understand the
different motivations and downsides of a character.

  • It helps the readers understand the actions of the characters deeply.
  • It gives the readers understand the different motivations and downsides of a character.
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  • It is where the story takes place.
  • It helps the readers give context in analyzing the text.
  • Can be large and all encompassing
  • Can be very intimate areas.
  • Can be any time of the day.
  • Can be any season (natural).
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setting

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why is setting important?

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  • It shapes the tone and mood of the story.

- It gives the readers a vivid mental picture of the world your characters move in.

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  • it is the series of event that happen in story

- commonly known as the “flow” and the arrangement of the story

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Plot

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different types of plot

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Conventional Plot

Episodic Plot

Flashback

In Medias Res

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allows a straight or linear flow of events that has a start, a middle part, and a conclusion.

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conventional plot

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parts of a conventional plot

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  1. Exposition
  2. Conflicts
  3. Climax
  4. Resolution
  5. Denouement
23
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it provides background information needed to make sense of the action, describes the setting and introduces the main characters

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exposition

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it is the moment of great tension among characters

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conflicts

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the turning point, a moment of great tension that fixes the outcome

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climax

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the fixing or the resolution of the different conflicts

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resolution

27
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it is where the action falls off as the plot’s complications are sorted out and resolved

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denouement

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they are plots that still functions as conventional plots but they come in series

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episodic plot

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the author shares to the reader an event that has happened in the past. This past event is where the story focuses on

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Flashback

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  • the author chooses to start the story in the middle of a situation. The current situation of the context is not explained.
  • the beginning of the story is already established with the conflicts, thus, the exposition does not exist
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In Media Res

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why is having a plot important?

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It organizes the thoughts, ideas and events, thus making the readers enjoy reading without confusion.

32
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It answers the question “Who is telling the story?” or “Who is the narrator?”

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Point of View

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different types of POV

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First Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View
Third Person Point of View
Limited
Omniscient
Limited Omniscient
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We are seeing events through the eyes of the character telling the story.

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1st POV

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  • The narrator is speaking to YOU. This isn’t very common in fiction, unless the narrator is trying to talk to the reader personally.
  • We see second-person point of view mostly in poems, speeches, instructional writing, and persuasive articles.
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2nd POV

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  • The narrator is describing what’s seen, but as a spectator.
  • If the narrator is a character in the story, then we are reading what he or she observes as the story unfolds.
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3rd POV

37
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the narrator sees only what’s in front of him/her, a spectator of events as they unfold and unable to read any other character’s mind.

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Limited 3rd POV

38
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An omniscient narrator sees all, much as an all knowing god of some kind. He or she sees what each character is doing and can see into each character’s mind.

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3rd Omniscient POV

39
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narrator can only see into one character’s mind. He/she might see other events happening, but only knows the reasons of one character’s actions in the story.

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3rd Limited POV

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Why is having a Point of View important?

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  • It will help the readers determine the generic views and personal biases that are offered in the story.
  • It helps limit the knowledge about character, and at the same time.
  • It helps explain the contribution of each character and event in the story.
41
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a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

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conflict

42
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a struggle within the mind of a character. It can be mental or emotional

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internal conflict

43
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a struggle that occurs between a character and an outside force

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external conflict

44
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different types of conflict

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Man VS Man

Man VS Self

Man VS The Society

Man VS Circumstances

Man VS Nature

Man VS The Supernatural

Man VS God

45
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The protagonist encounters conflict that are caused by another human being.

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Man vs. Man

46
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The character experiences internal conflict. It is a battle with his/her own “demons”.

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Man vs. Self

47
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The character experiences a dilemma with the people around him, having a hard time coping with the norm.

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Man vs. The Society

48
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The character struggles with events or situations that happens to him, like accidents, death and loss.

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man vs. circumstances

49
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The character struggles between forces of nature like storms, floods, landslides, mudslides and avalanches.

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Man vs. Nature

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The struggle happens between the character and a paranormal being, a curse, and the like.

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Man vs. Supernatural

51
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It is usually a struggle that roots from a sin. God is blamed by the character who usually exhibits spiritual frailty and backsliding.

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Man vs. God

52
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  • “divine intervention”

- a seemingly unresolvable problem was abruptly resolved in an unexpected or unlikely occurrence.

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Deux Ex Machina

53
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why is having a conflict important?

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  • It gives “spice” and excitement to the story.

- It gives readers something to look forward to and something to worry about.

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