Elements of Fiction

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fiction

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imaginary or "not true" or "fake" stories

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short story

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a short piece of fiction, usually about a transformative experience or life changing event in the main character's life

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Point-of-View

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the perspective from which a story is told

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1st person point-of-view

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The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )

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3rd person point-of-view

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the events are told by a "voice" (narrator) outside the story

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limited point-of-view

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the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

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omniscient point-of-view

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The point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person.

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setting

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The time and place of a story

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character

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A person in a story (can be human, an animal, or even a thing)

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plot

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Sequence of events in a story