Fiction Notes (Literary Elements)

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Otherwise known as P.I.E. (Persuade, Inform, or Entertain)

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Author’s Purpose

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First phase of plot (where the setting and characters are introduced)

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Exposition

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How the story MAKES you feel

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Mood

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This is the “good guy” in the story (usually it’s the main character).

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Protagonist

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From whose perspective the story is told (1st person, 3rd person limited, or 3rd person omniscient)?

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POV

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What is the moral or lesson the author is trying to teach you?

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Theme

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This is the fourth phase of a plot, and it’s what happens immediately after the climax.

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Falling Action

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The problem the protagonist has to overcome (the four types include man vs man, man vs self, man vs society, or man vs nature)

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Conflict

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How does the author create and develop a character?

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Characterization

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This is the bad guy in your story (the one fighting against your protagonist).

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Antagonist