Elements of Fiction Why do authors write fiction
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Elements of Fiction
Why do author’s write fiction? Why are not all stories true?
Fiction: Short Story (flash fiction): extremely brief story Novella: a story of intermediate length Novel: long work of prose fiction. Includes:
Character: a person (or sometimes an animal) who figures in the action of a literary work. Character trait Examples:
Character Protagonist: main character; the central figure in a literary work. Examples: Antagonist: a character who is pitted against a protagonist Examples:
Character Major: Minor:
Character Flat (____________________): a character who exhibits a single dominant quality Examples: Rounded (__________________): a character who exhibits the complexity of traits associated with human beings Examples:
Character Static: Dynamic: Stock: character found again and again in different literary works Examples:
Motivation: the force that moves a character to ______, or _______ in a certain way
Characterization: Use of literary techniques to create a character Techniques
Direct Description The author comments on character through: The author communicates appearance, habits, dress, background, personality, motivations, etc.
Examples A man wearing black with darting dark eyes A young woman in white
Portrayal of Character’s Behavior Author uses _________ and ________ of a character Reader draws his or her own conclusions from what character ________ or __________
Representations of Internal States Reveals character’s private thoughts usually through internal monologue Example: Now don't misunderstand me, I mean, I want you to know from the beginning that I'm not really stupid. I know what's right and wrong for a girl to do. I get around, I read, I listen to my friends, and I have two older brothers to tell me what to do. I know it's becoming to wear slimming skirts and smart blouses, and stockings, and French-heeled shoes. And I know your hair should be kept neatly, with maybe a little bow at the top. Now me, I don't wear my hair too high like some; it makes me too young, and it just doesn't suit me. Well, anyway, I'm not in the least bit smalltown. I read "Dear Abby. " I read Woman’s Day. I get to know how men think, how to make my cheeks look like they have natural blush, and what is currently the prettiest. This isn't really what I wanted to tell you. I just wanted you to get the general idea of how I'm not stupid. It's vital that you understand that. You see, it was funny how I met him.
Who is this character? How is this character portrayed? (What’s this character’s personality? ) Where/when is the character? What’s the situation?
- An author's purpose is his or her for writing
- Three purposes of writing
- Elements of non-fiction
- Hey hey bye bye
- Urban street books
- Example of citing sources
- Parenthetical referencing
- Apa in text citation of two authors
- Science fiction
- Contemporary realism literature
- Fiction and non fiction activities
- The veldt characterization
- Important of symbols
- What is a hypophora
- Why do authors use imagery
- Why do authors use foreshadowing