WRITING FICTION

Identify which among the list

below are works of fiction
and nonfiction.
A letter to Santa Clause

Fiction
The Hunger Games book
trilogy
Fiction
A web page telling you
about the weather.

NonFiction
A restaurant menu.
NonFiction
A book of fables

Fiction
An advertisement in the
newspaper
Fiction
A travel brochure
NonFiction
 FICTION
● is make-believe, invented stories.
● They may be short stories, fables,
vignettes, plays, novellas, or
novels.
Literary sub-genres under fiction include:

Fantasy Realistic Fiction

Folklore Romance
Mystery Science Fiction
Historical Fiction Thriller.
 ELEMENTS OF FICTION
1. Character
Characters refer to the persons, animals,
plants, inanimate objects such as robots,
natural and supernatural beings that
possess life and give life to the story.
A.Protagonist
The character around whom the story
revolves. He/she is traditionally an
outstanding character with good traits.
B. Antagonist
The character who is opposed to the
protagonist.
2. Point of View
Point of view (POV) refers to the
angle of narration, it indicates “who is
the narrator” and “how is the
narration done”.
A. First-person POV
The narrator presents the POV of only
one character’s consciousness, which
limits the narrative to what the first-
person narrator knows, experiences,
infers, or can find out by talking to other
characters.
B. Omniscient third person POV

The narrator is all-knowing and takes

the reader inside the characters’
thoughts, feelings, and motives, as well
as shows what the characters say and
do.
EXAMPLE

When you read “As the campers

settled into their tents, Zara
hoped her eyes did not betray
her fear, and Lisa silently
wished for the night to quickly
end”
C. Limited omniscient third person
POV

The narrator takes the reader inside one

but neither the reader nor the character
has access to the inner lives of any of
the other characters in the story
“Marcus warily took one more glance
at his mom, unable to read the look on
her face, before heading to school.”
The narrator is experiencing the
action through the experience of one
character, whose thoughts and
feelings are closely held.
D. Objective third person POV

The narrator does not see into the mind

of any character; rather he or she
reports the action and dialogue without
telling the reader directly what the
characters feel and think.
"He watched from a distance as the
police officer questioned the subject,"
the author uses third person
objective to describe what is
happening in the story but he does
not reveal the inner thoughts and
feelings of the characters.
3. Plot

Plot is the series of events or

actions that comprise the story.
 5 PARTS OF PLOT
A.Exposition

is an introduction to the characters,

time, and the problem.
B. Rising Action

The event that reveals the conflict.

C. Climax
The highest point of the story also
called as the turning point. This is
the greatest moment of tension
when everything is critical, with
emotion and interest peaks.
D. Falling Action

The event when things start to wind

down. All the tension is actively
being resolved.
E. Resolution/Denouement

This is when the conflicts are

resolved, and the story concludes.
4. Setting
refers to the time and place in which
the events of a narrative take place.
● It includes not only the physical
environment in which the character
interacts, but also the cultural,
sociological, political, religious among
other settings.
A. Locale
The place where the story takes place.
B. Time
The time when the story takes place.
5. Conflict
Conflict is the struggle between two
entities.
 TYPES OF CONFLICT

A. Social conflict (man versus man)

The conflict which exists between the
protagonist and the
antagonist.
B. Physical conflict (man versus
nature)
The conflict which exists between the
protagonist and any natural forces
(water, earth, wind, fire, as well as
diseases)
C. Internal/Personal/Psychological
conflict (man versus himself)

The conflict which exists between the

protagonist and his own self.
6. Theme
The theme is the idea or concept of the
author. This is referred to as the
message of the story.
 TECHNIQUES AND LITERARY
DEVICES

1. Flashback
Flashbacks in literature are when the
narrator goes back in time for a
specific scene or chapter in order to
give more context for the story.
2. Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is when the author
places elements within the writing that
gives clues about what will happen in
the future of the story.
3. Symbolism
This literary device is the use of a
situation or element to represent a
larger message, idea, or concept.
4. Figurative Language
refers to the use of words in a way that
deviates from the conventional order
and meaning in order to convey a
complicated meaning, colorful writing,
clarity, or evocative comparison.
Direction: Identify the elements of fiction
defined by the statements below.

1. This refers to the persons, animals,

plants, inanimate objects that possess life
and give life to the story.
2. This refers to the angle of narration; it
indicates “who is the narrator” and “how
is the narration done”.
3. This refers to the series of events or
action that comprise a story.
4. This refers to the time and place in
which events of a narrative take place.
5. This refers to a literature in the form of
prose that describes imaginary events
and people.
6. This is the idea or concept of the
author often referred to as the message
of the story.
7. This is the initial part of the plot in
which the setting and the characters are
introduced.
8. This is the part of the plot in which the
conflict develops.
9. This is the highest point of the story
during which the readers know how the
conflict will be resolved.
10. This refers to the last part of the plot
which gives the story some finality.