PHILLIT MODULE 4 Flashcards
is difficult to classify
fiction
usually written in paragraphs, not verses.
fiction
seldom performed in front of an audience:
fiction
created using imagined events, characters, and even places, which means that it
cannot possibly have happened in real life.
fiction
in other words fiction is a ____
lie
100 – 1,000 words
flash fiction
1,000 – 10,000 words
Short story
10,000 – 20,000 words
Novellete
20,000 – 30,000 words
Novella
30,000 words and beyond.
Novel
Another word for fiction is
story
In literary terms, a story is an
imagined narrative.
a rhetorical mode used as a pattern of paragraph development
narration
six basic elements of fiction
plot, characters, point of view, voice and dialogue, setting, theme
differentiated plot and story
e.m foster
who said that plot examines the causality of
each event, usually connected by the phrase “and so”.
E.M FOSTER
provides us with a more in-depth understanding of how and why
each event follows the other,
PLOT
traditional Greek drama, which is usually divided into three part
protasis, epitasis, catastrophe
German dramatist in the nineteenth century, used Aristotle as jumping off point and
restructured the dramatic plot, which he said can be divided into five parts.
Gustav Freytag
plot is divided into five parts:
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
this is also known as the introduction. The setting, point of view, and the main character’s situation at thebeginning of
the story areintroduced here.
exposition
this is where the inciting incident occurs: the moment that starts the story moving along, and the main
character encounters more and more difficulties the further along the story he or she progresses
rising action
this is the pinnacle of the story, where all the events in the rising action arrive at this point. This is usually where
your character needs to make a choice that would have long-lasting consequences
Climax
this is the “untangling of knots” in a story. This is when the consequences of the choices made by the
characters are finally dealt with.
falling action
the ending of the story. This may be open-ended, with an option to be continued in the imagination of the
reader, or closed,with every plot point accounted for by the end of the story.
resolution
The plot moves because of the main character’s____???
motivation
The main character’s motivation is usually hindered or halted by someone else’s
motivation that runs corollary to the main character. This creates
conflict
an internal conflict, in which the characters struggle with themselves regarding moral or
ethical choices.
Man vs. Himself/Herself
an external conflict, in which two or more characters are up against each other because of different
motivations.
Man vs. Man
an external conflict, in which the characters are up against the forces of nature or circumstances in which
they have no contro
Man vs. Nature
Fictional characters are usually made up of three part
appearance,attributes,andaspirations.
refers to the physicality of the character. This does not just refer to what they look like I visual level – hair color, eye
color,body shapeand size – but other sensory detailsaswell
appearance
refer to the personality and preferences of the character. They can be kind or mean, introvert or extrovert, like ice cream
or know every word of their favorite song.
attributes
refer to the motivation of the character. In other words, this answers the question,
“What do they want?”.
aspiration
-referstohowoften we see
the character/s in the story
Presence
referstowhetherthe reader
is for or against the
motivation of the character
Position
the manner of creatingor
portraying a character in a
story.
Characterization
how far the plot of your
character moves along
Movement
are usually
point-of-view characters and
are central to the plot of the
story
major
The major character whose
motivationthe audience
believes and empathizes
with
protagonist