Brittani Miranda

Period 2

English 2

9-29-05

                             Focus on fiction notes

• Fiction is a narrative that springs from the imagination of the writer.
• 2 major types of fiction are novels and short stories
• short stories and novels share in length and complexity, short stories and novels share the elements of character setting, setting plot, and theme

Character

• the important characters are called the main characters
• the miner roles of the characters are called minor characters
• some characters are 2 dimensional with only 1 or 2 dominate traits
• a fully developed character possesses many traits mirroring the psychological complexity of a real person.
• Dynamic characteristics is when they stay the same
• Static characteristics are when they change

Setting

·        Where the story takes place

Plot

·        Refers to the chain of related events that take place in the story

·        Usually the events of the story progress by a conflict

EXPOSITION

·         lays groundwork for the plot and provide essential background info for the reader

RISING ACTION

·         complications usually rises

CLIMAX

·         turning point of the action, the moment the action hit its peak.

FALLING ACTION

·         occurs after the climax, often the conflict is resolved, sometimes called denouement, from the word meaning uniting.

Theme

• Important idea or message conveyed by a work of fiction
• Perception about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader
• Themes are seldom stated directly