The Elements of Fiction

Front

What is a person in a novel, play, or movie called?

Back

Character

Front

What term describes the way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story?

Back

Tone

Front

What type of conflict is represented by a character facing environmental challenges, such as a hurricane?

Back

Character vs. Nature

Front

What is the part of a story that comes after the climax?

Back

Falling action

Front

What is the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Point of View

Front

What is the term for the main idea or underlying message of a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What do we call the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the introduction of background information in a story called?

Back

Exposition