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Elements of Fiction
Elements of Fiction
FICTION
Objectives:
-According to the famous short story writer Edgar Allan Poe, a short
story is a piece of fiction that can be read in one sitting of about a half
hour to about two hour
-It contains between 1,000 and 20,000 words and typically run no more
than 25 or 30 pages.
Example:
By Washington Irving
Example:
The strange case of Dr. Jekeyll and Mr. Hyde
By Robert Louis Stevenson
The call of the Wind
By Jack London
3. Novel
Example:
Example:
Protagonist
Antagonist
-In order for a story to seem real to the reader, its characters must seem
real. Characterization is the information the author gives the reader
about the characters themselves.
-It is not presented directly at all. You extract it from the characters,
action and setting that make up the story. In other words, you must
figure out the theme yourself.
Ways to uncover the theme in a story
-Check out the title. Sometimes it tells you a lot about the theme.
-What are the details and particulars in the story? What greater
meaning may they have?
3. Plot