Introduction To Fiction
Introduction To Fiction
Introduction To Fiction
TO FICTION
The Elements
FICTION
prose imaginative composition which
may or may not be based on history or
fact.
Types:
short story, novel, myth ,legend, folktale,
drama,parable,fable
Types of Fiction
Short Story relatively brief prose
fictional composition based on a single
main incident which is designed to
produce a single dominant effect or
impression
Novel a prose fictional work of
considerable length dealing with a series
of complications involving a character or
personages in a particular setting
ELEMENTS OF FICTION
PLOT a series of events tied together
following the principle of cause and effect
an arrangement of incidents
the narrative structure
the organization of a narrative
logical sequence of actions
Types of Plot
organic plot - springs from a single
dominant conflict or action
episodic plot emanates from more than
a single conflict
CONFLICT
soul of the plot
struggle between two opposing forces in
a narrative
Types of Conflict
physical - man vs nature
social - man vs man
psychological - man vs self
cosmic man vs God
Kinds of Conflict
External conflict involves an outside
agent or force (physical, social,cosmic)
Internal - conflict resides within the
protagonist (psychological)
CHARACTER
the moral agent of an action
imagined or invented person or
personages in a narrative
Types of Character
MAJOR
a. Protagonist - central character to
whom the story revolves
b. Antagonist major character who
prevents the protagonist from solving the
conflict
MINOR
a. Foil - minor character who posses
qualities opposite the characteristics of the
protagonist
b. Confidant - minor character to whom the
protagonist shares his/her secrets
c. Background minor characters who are not
directly involved in the conflict of the story
KINDS of CHARACTER
Flat a character who practically
remains the same throughout the story
Round a character who undergoes
change
CHARACTERIZATION
the manner in which the writer gives life
to a character
technique employed by the writer in
presenting a character
SETTING
any physical or spiritual background
wherein the story takes place
the backdrop of a narrative
THEME
central truth about life conveyed in a
narrative
message of the story
main idea in a literary work
POINT OF VIEW