1. Elements of Fiction
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Characterization
Conflict

2. Foreshadowing
The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

3. Flashback
A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events.

4. Protagonist
The main character in a story is called the protagonist. She or he is always involved in the main conflict and its resolution.

5. Antagonist
The person opposing the protagonist is called the antagonist.

6. Types of Conflict .

7. External Conflict
There are three types of external conflict: character vs. character; character vs. society; and character vs. nature.

8. Character vs. Character
The protagonist in the story experiences conflict with others, especially the antagonist.

9. Character vs. Society
The protagonist in the story experiences conflict with society as a whole.

10. Character vs. Nature
The protagonist in the story experiences conflict with the elements of nature.

11. Internal Conflict
The protagonist in the story experiences conflict with her or his conscience.