CREATIVE WRITING

ELVIS “JHAKER” PABRO

VIERNES
FICTION AND ITS ELEMENTS
FICTION
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1. CHARACTER – are the people who or animals that
make things happen in fiction.
• Flat character – a character drawn with my only
surface facts and details.
• Rounded Character – a fully developed character as
opposed to a flat character.
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2. SETTING – presents the time, place, weather, and
season. It helps create mood or the general feeling of
the story.
3. PLOT – is the sequence of interrelated actions or
events that make up a story.
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Specifically, the plot contains the:
a. Exposition – the start of the story or the introduction of
the problem/conflict.
b. Rising Action – the tension or uncertainty developing out
of the conflict increases.
c. Climax – the point of highest emotional intensity.
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Specifically, the plot contains the:
d. Falling Action – the action which follows the climax.
e. Resolution (or Denouement) – the solving of the problem.
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4. POINT OF VIEW – the eyes and mind through
which the reader views the unfolding of events.
a. First person – can make the story personal.
b. Third person (limited) – focuses on one character’s
perspective.
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4. POINT OF VIEW – the eyes and mind through
which the reader views the unfolding of events.
c. Third person (omniscient) – most flexible outside
narration. It gives a wider view of the story.
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5. THEME- is the central idea or meaning of a story.
a. Moral
b. Dramatic premise
c. insights
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IRONY – IT IS LITERARY DEVICE THAT RELIES ON THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN EXPECTATION AND OUTCOME
VERBAL – OCCURS WHEN A SPEAKER’S INTENTION IS THE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT HE OR SHE IS SAYING.
SITUATIONAL – OCCURS WHEN THE ACTUAL RESULT OF A SITUATION
IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU’D EXPECT THE RESULT TO
BE.
DRAMATIC- OCCURS WHEN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS A KEY PIECE OF
INFORMATION THAT A CHARACTER IN A PALY, MOVIE OR NOVEL DOES
NOT.
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1. Irony

2. Theme

3. dramatic

4. verbal

5. Setting

6. Situation

7. Theme

8. Irony
9-10. difference
 ELEMENTS OF FICTION
1. THEME

2. IRONY

3. SITUATIONAL

4. DRAMATIC

5. SETTING

6. VERBAL

7. THEME

8. SETTING

9.-10. Difference