fiction of elements Flashcards

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world-building

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the creation of an entirely new fictional world.

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5 pillars of world-building

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genre, enviorment, culture, population, history

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3
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story

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an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

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4
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act 1

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makes up the first quarter of your story, often referred to as your Setup

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5
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act 2

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When Your Character Changes

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act 3

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Everything in the story leads up to this point where the hero/heroine meet the antagonist in a confrontation

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7 elements of fiction

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1.Character. This is so important, because unless your reader feels something for the characters, they won’t care what happens to them, and they won’t read on.
2.Plot
3.Setting
4.Point of View
5.Style
6.Theme
7.Literary Devices

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8
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6 points on a plot diagram

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inciting incident, rising action, climax, denouement, expostion

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story structure

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exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, dénouement, and themes.

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plot

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a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

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conflict

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a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

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setting

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the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

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13
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pov

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point of view

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characters

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the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

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theme

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the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

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16
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style

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a manner of doing something.

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exposition

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory

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rising action

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the second of six essential plot elements, which comes right after the opening of a story, otherwise known as the exposition.

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climax

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

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falling action

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everything that takes place immediately after the climax

21
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resolution

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a firm decision to do or not to do something.

22
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narrative structure

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a beginning – the introduction. a middle – the arguments, discussions and explanations. an end – conclusion or recommendations.