PROSE FICTION Flashcards
It is a straightforward speech with a natural flow of speech
Prose
Written or spoken in its ordinary form, without metrical structum
Prose
Written in full grammatical sentences, which then constitutes paragraphs
Prose
Types of Prose
Fiction and Non Fiction
Not necessarily true stories. Mostly written out from the author’s imagination and creativity
Fiction
Types of Fiction
Short Story
Novel
Myth
Folktale
These are true stories written by the person himself or another permitted person or stories based on real scene
Non Fiction
Types of Non Fiction
Biography
Autobiography
History
Letter
Diary
Journal
Elements of a story/prose fiction
Setting
Character
Plot
Point of view
Theme
Refers to the time, the geographical location, and the general environment and circumstances that prevail in a narrative. It helps to establish the mood of a story
Setting
Types of setting
Integral a d backdrop
Setting is fully describe in time and place, usually found in historical fiction
Integral
Setting is vague and general, which helps to convey a universal, timeless tale
Backdrop
The structure “framework” or the “skeleton” of the story
Plot
All about establishing connections, suggesting causes, and showing relationship
Plot
The casual and logical structure that connects events
Plot
Parts of plot
Introduction
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
The begining of the story where the characters and setting are introduce
Introduction (exposition)
Complication will arise when the characters takes steps to resolve the conflicts
Rising action (conflict)
The conflict is in the process of being resolved
Falling action
The conflict is resolved and the story ends
Resolution
Types of conflict
Man vs man
Man vs. nature
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. society
Struggles against other people
Man vs. man
Struggles against animals, weather, environment, etc.
Man vs. nature
Struggles with own soul, physical limitations, choices, etc.
Man vs. himself
Struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of others
Man vs. Society
Kinds of plot
Man in a hole
Man on a road
Man in a tub
Kinds of plot
Man in a hole
Man on a road
Man in a tub
The story begins with a character or a group of person trapped in some kind of a problem
Man in a hole
The story gets through a single character journeying through life, encountering various stages of adventure and growth
Man on a road
The story must have an unstructured and ordinary event
Man in a tub
Structures of plot
Progressive plot
Episodic plot
Flashbacks
This us a chronological structure which first establishes the setting and conflict then follows the rising action through a climax and concludes with a wrapping up of loose
Progressive plot
This is also a chronological structure, but it consist of a series of loosely related incident, usually a chapter length, tied together by common theme and/or character
Episodic plot
This structure conveys information about events that occured earlier
Flashbacks
A person in a fictional story
Qualities of a person
Character
Types of characters
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil character
How characters are portrayed
Flat character
Round character
The central figure whom we usually or identify
Protagonist (hero)
The figure who opposes the protagonist and creates a conflict
Antagonist
This is a supporting character and usually made to shine the protagonist
Foil character
They have no depth and no change; we only see one or aspect of them
Flat character
They have more fully developed personalities
Round character
The angle from which the story is told
Point of view
Variations of point of view
First person
Second person
Third person
*Limited
*Omniscient
-innocent eye
- stream of consciousness
Story told by the protagonist or a character who interacts closely with the protagonist or other characters
First person
Story told by a narrator who addresses the reader or some other assumed “you”
Second person
Story told by the narrator who sees all of the action
Third person
Types of third person
Limited
Omniscient
Easiest pov for a beginning writer to use, POV funnels all action through the eyes of a single character
Limited
God-like, the narrator knows and sees everything, and can move from one character’s mind to another
Omniscient
God-like, the narrator knows and sees everything, and can move from one character’s mind to another
Omniscient
The main underlying idea of a piece of literature
Theme
The lesson of the story, the message that the author wanted the reader to understand
Theme
The lesson of the story, the message that the author wanted the reader to understand
Theme
