Elements of fiction Flashcards
There are 2 kinds of literature, what are they ?
Fictional and non-fictional.
What is the fictional literature ?
Fictional literature is based on imaginary elements, it may be written for information, education or entertainement
It is based on the writer’s imagination and not on reality
What is the non-fictional literature ?
Factual written work, it gives facts : real places, events, characters, times.
How is a fiction presented ?
- It’s a prose narrative
- One or several sequences of related events
- Specific devices and techniques used for narrative
What is the difference between fiction and fantastic genre ?
A fiction is an imaginative re-creation of life, in a realistic way
Writers aim at creating “legitimate untruths”
Fiction is “untrue” in the absolute sense, but true in the universal sense
What are the general elements used in a fiction ?
1) Author
2) Setting
3) Plot
4) Themes
5) Characters
6) Style
7) Language
What’s the plot ?
Events that form a significant pattern of action with a beginning, a middle and an end.
Form a pattern, usually with the purpose of overcoming a conflict.
What’s the more formal name for plot ?
Narrative
What are the elements of plot ?
- Beggining
- Rising Action
- Climax
- Falling action
What elements can we find in The initial situation and the rising action ?
1) Conflicts : basic element of plot
The conflict can be external
It can be internal (inside someone’s mind/heart)
2) Details previous from the begining of the story
What can we also call the initial situation ?
The introduction or the exposition
What are the main points of the initial situation ?
It sets the scene : presenting the characters, the initial conflicts
What is a diversion in a narrative ?
Any episode prior to the climax that does not contribute directly to the rising action
What is the climax ?
Crisis reaches its highest intensity and its potential resolution, the turning point
What is the denouement or falling action ?
Right after the climax, the conflict is resolved
