Elements of Fiction

Lesson 3.
Elements in Fiction
Creative Writing
General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences
Narrative Modes in Fiction
A narrative mode is a procedure

used by fiction writers to tell a
story. The point of view, tense, and
voice of a story are determined by
the way a writer executes these
modes.
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Exposition
This informs readers about the

story’s characters, setting, and
mood.
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Tone and Mood

The mood of a story is the feeling
the reader gets from the writing,
while the tone of a story is the
writer's feeling about the topic.
Adjectives that describe emotion
are used to describe mood, and
adjectives that describe attitude
are used to describe tone.
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Action
This allows the characters to

move or act in the story.
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Description
This illustrates the story’s

characters, setting, and
objects.
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Monologue
This is the narrative mode that uses

self-talk.
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Dialogue
This is the narrative mode of

talking to other characters in
the story.
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To deliver a plot effectively, a

fiction writer should be familiar
with the different elements in
fiction.
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Character
This can be a person, an

animal, or a personified object
or idea that gives life to the
story.
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Types of Characters
● Protagonist is the main character of the story.

● Antagonist is the character who opposes or
contradicts the main character.
● Deuteragonist is the second most important
character in the story.
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Types of Characters
● Confidante is the character who is a close friend to

the main character.
● Foil is the character who has the traits or
characteristics that contrast the main character’s but is
not the villain in the story.
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Types of Characters
● Love Interest is the character who the main

character has romantic feelings for.
● Tertiary or Background are the characters who are
not directly connected to the main storyline.
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Types of Characters
● Dynamic is a character who changes his or her

personality as the story progresses.
● Static is a character whose personality remains
unchanged as the story continues.
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Types of Characters
● Round is a character who has varied and contrasting

traits.
● Flat is a character who has one personality.
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Setting
This is the time, place, and

conditions in which the story
takes place.
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Point of View
This refers to the angle of

narration or the narrator.
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Types of Point of View
● First person. This is the main character (or one of

the characters) who narrates the story.
○ There are instances where multiple characters
act as first-person narrators; thus, the concept
of multiple-person point of view emerges.
Example: "I walked into the room, and the sight took
my breath away."
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Types of Point of View

● Second person. The reader is the focal point of the
narrator’s story.
Example: "You enter the dark room, unsure of what awaits you."
● Third person. The narrator is an outside observer, not a

character, in the story he or she presents.
Example: "She hesitated at the crossroads, unsure which path to take."
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Types of Third-Person Point of View
● Limited. The narrator tells the actions and the

speech of the characters.
● Omniscient. The narrator shares everything about

the characters in the story, including their thoughts
and feelings.
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Plot
This is the arrangement of

incidents and actions in a story.
A plot does not always have to
be chronological.
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Types of Plot
● Linear. This shows the chronological order of events

that happen in the story.
● Episodic. This is a set of connected incidents that
form a bigger plot.
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Types of Plot
● Parallel. This is a combination of two or more linear

plots that happen simultaneously.
● Circular. This starts and ends in a similar fashion.
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Types of Plot
● In Medias Res. This starts at the middle of the story.

● In Extrema Res. This starts at the end of the story.
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Elements in a Plot
● Exposition. This is the initial part of a plot that

introduces the story’s characters, setting, and mood.
● Rising Action. This is the incident or the set of
incidents that leads to the complication.
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Elements in a Plot
● Climax. This is the highest point of tension in the

story where the conflict is shown or settled.
● Falling Action. This is the section where the story’s
tension decreases and the other unsettled issues are
solved.
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Elements in a Plot
● Resolution. This is the denouement or the part of

the story where the main problem is resolved and
the end of a plot is told.
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Conflict
This is the struggle that exists

in the story.
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Types of Conflict
● Self versus self is the struggle between the

protagonist and his or her self.
● Self versus man is the struggle between the
protagonist and another character.
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Types of Conflict
● Self versus nature is the struggle between the

protagonist and natural forces.
● Self versus the supernatural is the struggle
between the protagonist and someone who has an
ability beyond human nature.
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Types of Conflict
● Self versus technology is the struggle between the

protagonist and technology or product of technology.
● Self versus society is the struggle between the
protagonist and a group of people who belongs to a
social institution.
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Theme
This describes or represents

the unifying idea or statement
of a literary work.
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MINI TASK 1:
Draft a 500-word short story for teens or
Challenge young adult. You may choose from the
Yourself
writing prompt below.
1. fantastic story about a hero who is
destined to die
2. 2. a horror story that happens in
daylight
3. 3. a realistic story about a boy who finds
out that he is adopted
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PERFORMANCE TASK:
Using the short story that you have
written from the mini task 1, you will
be making your BIG BOOK.
Guidelines:
1. There should be drawings and
illustrations of events/scenes in
the story.
2. The text should be hand-written,
not printed.
3. Be creative!
Deadline: 1st Week of January

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Lesson 3.

A narrative mode is a procedure

This informs readers about the

Tone and Mood

This allows the characters to

This illustrates the story’s

This is the narrative mode that uses

This is the narrative mode of

To deliver a plot effectively, a

This can be a person, an

● Protagonist is the main character of the story.

● Confidante is the character who is a close friend to

● Love Interest is the character who the main

● Dynamic is a character who changes his or her

● Round is a character who has varied and contrasting

This is the time, place, and

This refers to the angle of

Types of Point of View

● First person. This is the main character (or one of

Types of Point of View

● Third person. The narrator is an outside observer, not a

Types of Third-Person Point of View

● Limited. The narrator tells the actions and the

● Omniscient. The narrator shares everything about

This is the arrangement of

● Linear. This shows the chronological order of events

● Parallel. This is a combination of two or more linear

● In Medias Res. This starts at the middle of the story.

● Exposition. This is the initial part of a plot that

● Climax. This is the highest point of tension in the

● Resolution. This is the denouement or the part of

This is the struggle that exists

● Self versus self is the struggle between the

● Self versus nature is the struggle between the

● Self versus technology is the struggle between the

This describes or represents

Deadline: 1st Week of January

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