1. Introduction to Fiction

2. Point of view
the position or vantage point from which the events of a story seem to be observed and presented to us.

3. First Person: Narrator is IN the story
A third person narrator may be omniscient, and therefore show an unrestricted knowledge of the story's events from outside or ‘above’ them
Third Person Limited: Narrator is outside of the story and you know the thoughts and feelings of one character. (Harry Potter books are a good example of this.)

4. Omniscient narrator an ‘all knowing’ kind of narrator
Found in works of ______________.

5. Conflict
Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

6. Types of Conflict Interpersonal Conflict Human vs Human
Human vs Nature
Human vs Society
Human vs Self
Internal Conflict

7. Theme
broad idea
message
moral of the story

8. Tone
the attitude the author wishes to convey about a particular topic

9. Plot Structure Series of events Includes the most important details
Tells the story from beginning to end

10. Plot Components
Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action
Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax
Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax
Exposition: The mood and conditions existing at the beginning of the story. The setting is identified. The main characters with their positions, circumstances and relationships to one another are established. The exciting force or initial conflict is introduced. Sometimes called the “Narrative HOOK” this begins the conflict that continues throughout the story.
Rising Action: The series of events, conflicts, and crises in the story that lead up to the climax, providing the progressive intensity, and complicate the conflict.
Climax: The turning point of the story. A crucial event takes place and from this point forward, the protagonist moves toward his inevitable end. The event may be either an action or a mental decision that the protagonist makes.
Falling Action: The events occurring from the time of the climax to the end of the story. The main character may encounter more conflicts in this part of the story, but the end is inevitable.
Resolution/Denouement: The tying up of loose ends and all of the threads in the story. The conclusion. The hero character either emerges triumphant or is defeated at this point.
Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts
Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

11. Plot Structure: Practice
Illustrate the plot structure on your own paper. LABEL each part!!

12. Cause
Event
Action
Feeling
…that produces a result

13. Effect
The result produced
Think: Cause & Effect

14. Protagonist One who plays the chief part/main character
A lot of time the protagonist is the hero/heroine

15. Antagonist Person that opposes the main character
Has some sort of conflict with the protagonist

16. Epiphany A sudden flash of insight
The character suddenly becomes aware of what is going on
Which story that we have read is the BEST example of a character that has an epiphany?

17. Inference A logical assumption
WHAT you think is GOING to happen later in the story
Briefly explain an inference you made at the beginning of “The Cask of Amontillado”

18. Foreshadowing Clues to help you figure out what will happen later
What did the author do to lead you to your inference?

19. Direct Characterization
The writer explains a character using….
ADJECTIVES!!

20. Indirect Characterization
Writer gives clues to a character through the character’s behavior, words or thoughts, physical appearances or how others react to the character
VERBS!

21. Irony
Portrays the difference between appearance and reality, or expectation and result: verbal, dramatic and situational

22. Prediction
An informed guess