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HISTORICALHISTORICALFICTIONSHORTFICTIONSHORT
STORIESSTORIES
Elements of FictionElements of Fiction
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ELEMENTS OF
FICTION Authors ur!ose Settin"
Ch#r#cter
lot
oint of $ie%
S&m'olism
St&le Moo(
Theme
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Authors
ur!oseAn #uthors re#son for cre#tin" # !#rticul#r %or) is c#lle( the
authors purpose* Sometimes the #uthor %ill st#te his or her
!ur!ose u! front* Other times &oull nee( to m#)e inferences+re#son#'le "uesses, #'out the #uthors !ur!ose*
There arefourbasic reasons an author might choose to write: to e-!l#in or inform to entert#in to !ersu#(e to enli"hten or re.e#l #n im!ort#nt truth
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Settin"
If &ou coul( t#l) #'outthe %here #n( %hen of # stor&/%h#t &oure re#ll& t#l)in" #'out
is the stor&s setting*0n(erst#n(in" # stor&ssettin" c#n "i.e &ou # conte-tfor the e.ents of the !lot* Itc#n #lso "i.e &ou clues #'out themoo(/ or #tmos!here/ of # stor&*
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CHARACTER:
A ch#r#cter is # !erson/ #n #nim#l/ or #n
im#"in#r& cre#ture th#t t#)es !#rt in the#ction of # stor&* Sometimes the #uthor %ill(irectl& (escri'e # ch#r#cters #!!e#r#nce/!erson#lit&/ or feelin"s* Other times the#uthor %ill le#.e clues #n( e-!ect &ou to (r#%
conclusions #'out %h#t the !erson or #nim#l isli)e*
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Ch#r#cter
Ch#r#cteri1#tion
Ch#r#cter T&!es
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CHARACTERIZATION:
An #uthor c#n "i.einform#tion #'out #ch#r#cter '&(escri'in" se.er#l#s!ects of thech#r#cter2
h&sic#l #!!e#r#nce#n( !erson#lit&
S!eech/ 'eh#.ior/ #n(#ctions
Thou"hts #n( feelin"s Inter#ctions %ith
other ch#r#cters
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CHARACTER TYE!:
Most stories h#.e 'oth m#in #n( minor
ch#r#cters* The m#in ch#r#cter/ or!rot#"onist/ is the most im!ort#nt ch#r#cter*
The #ction of the !lot re.ol.es #roun(
him or her* Often the #nt#"onist/ the !ersonor thin" %or)in" #"#inst the !rot#"onist/ is#lso # m#in ch#r#cter*
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lot "OT:lot is the #ction of # stor&* It is the
series of rel#te( e.ents th#t the #uthor(escri'es from the 'e"innin" of the stor&to the en(* Most !lots follo% #chrono#ogica# or$er* In other %or(s/ the&
!rocee( in the or(er in %hich the e.entsh#!!en*
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oint of $ie%
%irst&person oint of 'iew2 in the first3!erson !oint of .ie%/ the stor& is tol( '&one of the ch#r#cters* The ch#r#cter uses!ronouns such #s I or %e#n( usu#ll&!#rtici!#tes in much of the #ction*
Thir$&person oint of 'iew2 in the thir(3!erson !oint of .ie%/ the stor& is tol( '& #n#rr#tor %ho is not # ch#r#cter in the
stor&* +ronouns such #s she/ he/ #n( there use( %hen %ritin" in thir(3!erson !ointof .ie%,
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S&m'olism A s&m'ol is somethin" concretesuch #s
# !erson/ !l#ce/ or o'4ectth#t si"nifiessomethin" more th#n 4ust itself/somethin" #'str#ct/ such #s # conce!t or#n i(e#*Some s&m'ols &ou %ill !ro'#'l& 'e
f#mili#r %ith #lre#(&*
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A (o.e s&m'oli1es5555555555555555555
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Style
Style is the way writers express theirideas. Its how they say something, notwhat they say. Style involves thesethree elements:
Word choice Sentence structure and length Literary devices, such as figurative
language, symols, dialogue, andimagery
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Theme
A %riters mess#"e/ or m#in !oint/ isthe themeof his or her liter#r& %or)*Loo)in" for # theme hel!s &ou loo)more (ee!l& into the liter#ture #n(m#)es for more en4o'le re#(in"*
You %ill nee( to infer %h#t the theme is
from the %or)s title/ )e& scenes/ch#r#cters/ s&m'ols/ #n( !lot e.ents*
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Moo(
The moo( of # liter#r&%or) is the feelin"s th#t# %riter %#nts re#(ers toh#.e %hile re#(in"* Itsthe #tmos!here th#ts
cre#te(* 6riters c#nchoose %or(s/ !hr#ses/#n( im#"es to cre#te #%hole r#n"e of moo(s
from #n"er #n( s#(nessto e-citement #n( fe#r*