Elements in Fiction PDF

Lesson 3.1 Elements in Fiction Creative Writing General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences Comment on this: “I will only read a story that happened in real life. I will not get anything from fiction.“ 2 Even if fiction describes imaginary events and p...

Lesson 3.1 Elements in Fiction Creative Writing General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences Comment on this: “I will only read a story that happened in real life. I will not get anything from fiction.“ 2 Even if fiction describes imaginary events and people, it is often based on reality. 3 This is the beginning of your quest in creative writing. Before writing fiction, recall the elements that form its structure to become adept at creating an imaginary world that will influence and inspire people. 4  Learning Objectives Identify the narrative modes in fiction. Analyze the elements in fiction. Write a fictional text using different elements and narrative modes. 5  What Makes up Fiction? Let’s Begin 1. Recall an interesting or memorable fictional short story you read before. 2. With a partner, share your insights, realizations, and conclusions about the short story. 3. What makes the short story engaging for you to read? 6  Narrative Modes in Fiction A narrative mode is a procedure used by fiction writers to tell a story. The point of view, tense, and voice of a story are determined by the way a writer executes these modes. 7 Narrative Modes in Fiction Exposition This informs readers about the story’s characters, setting, and mood. 8  Narrative Modes in Fiction Action This allows the characters to move or act in the story. 9 Narrative Modes in Fiction Description This illustrates the story’s characters, setting, and objects. 10  Narrative Modes in Fiction Monologue This is the narrative mode that uses self-talk. 11 Narrative Modes in Fiction Dialogue This is the narrative mode of talking to other characters in the story. 12  Elements in Fiction To deliver a plot effectively, a fiction writer should be familiar with the different elements in fiction. 13 Elements in Fiction Character This is an imaginary person who gives life to the story. 14  Elements in Fiction Types of Characters Protagonist is the main character of the story. Antagonist is the person who opposes or contradicts the main character. Deuteragonist is the second most important character in the story. 15  Elements in Fiction Types of Characters Confidante is the person who is a close friend to the main character. Foil is the person who has the traits or characteristics that contrast the main character’s but is not the villain in the story. 16  Elements in Fiction Types of Characters Love Interest is the person who the main character has romantic feelings for. Tertiary or Background are the characters who are not directly connected to the main storyline. 17  Elements in Fiction Types of Characters Dynamic is a person who changes his or her personality as the story progresses. Static is a person whose personality remains unchanged as the story continues. 18  Elements in Fiction Types of Characters Round is a person who has varied and contrasting traits. Flat is a person who has one personality. 19  A character sketch (or a character profile) Writin is a detailed description in prose of a g Tip character you imagined. The sketch should contain the character's backstory, traits, and appearance. It should also include other important details that will make the character unique, like his or her hopes, dreams, or aspirations. 20  Elements in Fiction Setting This is the time, place, and conditions in which the story takes place. 21  Elements in Fiction Types of Setting Geographical location. This includes the topography, scenery, and physical arrangements, such as the location of the windows and doors in a room. Occupations. This includes the work and the daily manner of living of the characters. 22  Elements in Fiction Types of Setting Time or period. This sets when the action takes place. General environment. This includes religious, mental, moral, social, and emotional conditions of the characters. 23 Elements in Fiction Point of View This refers to the angle of narration or the narrator. 24  Elements in Fiction Types of Point of View First person. This is the main character (or one of the characters) who narrates the story. ○ There are instances where multiple characters act as first-person narrators; thus, the concept of multiple-person point of view emerges. 25  Elements in Fiction Types of Point of View Second person. The reader is the focal point of the narrator’s story. Third person. The narrator is an outside observer, not a character, in the story he or she presents. 26  Elements in Fiction Types of Third-Person Point of View Limited. The narrator tells the actions and the speech of the characters. Omniscient. The narrator shares everything about the characters in the story, including their thoughts and feelings. 27  Elements in Fiction Plot This is the arrangement of incidents and actions in a story. A plot does not always have to be chronological. 28  Elements in Fiction Types of Plot Linear. This shows the chronological order of events that happen in the story. Episodic. This is a set of connected incidents that form a bigger plot. 29  Elements in Fiction Types of Plot Parallel. This is a combination of two or more linear plots that happen simultaneously. Circular. This starts and ends in a similar fashion. 30  Elements in Fiction Types of Plot In Medias Res. This starts at the middle of the story. In Extrema Res. This starts at the end of the story. 31  Elements in Fiction Elements in a Plot Exposition. The initial part of a plot that introduces the story’s characters, setting, and mood Rising Action. The incident or the set of incidents that leads to the complication 32  Elements in Fiction Elements in a Plot Climax. This is the highest point of tension in the story where the conflict is shown or settled. Falling Action. This is the section where the story’s tension decreases and the other unsettled issues are solved. 33  Elements in Fiction Elements in a Plot Resolution. The denouement or a part of the story where the main problem is resolved and the end of a plot is told. 34 Elements in Fiction Conflict This is the struggle that exists in the story. 35  Elements in Fiction Types of Conflict Man versus self is the struggle between the protagonist and his or her self. Man versus man is the struggle between the protagonist and another person. 36  Elements in Fiction Types of Conflict Man versus nature is the struggle between the protagonist and natural forces. Man versus the supernatural is the struggle between the protagonist and someone who has an ability beyond human nature. 37  Elements in Fiction Types of Conflict Man versus technology is the struggle between the protagonist and technology or product of technology. Man versus society is the struggle between the protagonist and a group of people who belongs to a social institution. 38  Elements in Fiction Theme This describes or represents the unifying idea or statement of a literary work. 39 Lesson 3.2 Techniques and Literary Devices in Fiction Creative Writing General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences  Finding the Perfect Figure Let’s Begin A. Choose the letter of the phrase that completes each number so that it makes use of the given literary technique or device. B. Answer the guide questions that follow. 41  Finding the Perfect Figure Let’s Begin 1. Her eyes were as large and bright ___________________________. (simile) a. as the moon b. because of the moon 2. The sickly child looked out the window and saw the reeds _______________________. (personification) c. waving at him in unison d. growing out of the ground 42  Finding the Perfect Figure Let’s Begin 3. The lost and hungry people didn’t know what to do, so they began to see the reliable man that led them as _______________________. (allusion) a. a strong leader b. their Moses 4. The silence was broken only by the sound of the grandfather clock _____________________. (onomatopoeia) c. going tick-tock d. chiming at midnight 43  Finding the Perfect Figure Let’s Begin 5. She sells sea-shells ________________________________. (alliteration) a. as white as pearls b. on the sea-shore 44  Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction A fiction writer may use an assortment of techniques and devices to complete the text he or she is creating. Let us discuss some of them. 45  Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Allusion a literary device that utilizes mythological, literary, historical, biblical, scientific, or political figures, events, places, or objects to represent someone or something 46 Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Diction a literary device that is concerned with the meticulous selection of words and phrases to convey a message. 47  Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Alliteration a literary device in which the writer repeats the initial sound or letter in a string of words in a statement or phrase 48  Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Allegory a literary device in which a story, or an element of a story, is created to deliver a message about the issues and occurrences of the real world; also known as extended metaphor 49  Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Euphemism a literary device in which a writer uses a word or a phrase that acts as an alternative to another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, or taboo 50  Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Flashback a literary device in which the writer interrupts the chronological events of a story by narrating some events that happened prior to it 51  Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Foreshadowing a literary device in which a hint about something that will happen in the future is provided at an earlier point in the narrative 52 Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Imagery a literary device that enables the writer to paint a picture using words; involves using a catalyst to affect the readers’ senses, emotions and feelings 53 Literary Techniques and Devices in Fiction Symbolism a literary device in which the writer uses someone or something to suggest an emblematic or abstract meaning 54 Writin Symbols are universal. It means that their g Tip meanings are common to people no matter where they live. A writer may use his or her knowledge of symbols to transmit an abstraction to the readers. For example, we know that colors might symbolize something. 55 Writin Black is a symbol for death and chaos. g Tip White is a symbol for peace and goodness. These shades of colors can be used to brand your characters in the story you created. Have you noticed that in a narrative, good people always wear white, while bad people always wear black? 56