Elements-Of-Fiction 20240404 172146 0000

UNIT 2 : LESSON
ELEMENTS 1
OF
FICTION
PLOT
A plot is a narrative or
logical order of events in a
story.
ARISTOTLE'
UNIFIED
S PLOT
MIDDL
STRUCTURE
E
BEGINNIN EN
G D
ARISTOTLE'
UNIFIED S PLOT
• Aristotle formulated a unified triangle-shaped plot.
• The beginningSTRUCTURE
imitates an action towards achieving the
intended chains of cause and effects.
• The middle is where the complication is introduced and
how it is overcome.
• The ending provides a resolution or closure to the story.
F R E Y TA G ' S
PYRAMID PLOT
CLIMA
STRUCTURE
X
FA
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CT
IN
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CT
SI
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EXPOSITIO RESOLUTIO
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F R E Y TA G ' S
PYRAMID PLOT
• The exposition introduces the setting and provides a
background ofSTRUCTURE
the major characters and their
relationships.
• The rising action is where the complications are
introduced and tensions built between and among the
characters.
F R E Y TA G ' S
PYRAMID PLOT
• The climax is where the central characters make a
STRUCTURE
decision, or where there is a revelation, a twist, or a
turning point for the major character.
• The falling action takes place when the conflict of the
major characters is almost resolved.
• The resolution is where the readers are provided with a
sense of closure.
CONFLICT
A conflict is the
main challenge of the
characters.
TYPES
CONFLICT
OF
MAN VS.
• It highlights the inner conflict of the main
HIMSELF
character that causes him or her to fail.
MAN VS.
• It portrays the struggle of the main character
against nature.
NATURE
MAN VS. MAN
• It is a conflict between the protagonist and
antagonist of the story.
MAN VS. SOCIETY

• It depicts the protagonists' struggle between
the norms, the culture and the society itself.
THEM
A theme is a central idea or
hidden meaning
E
of a story.
THEM
A theme is the 'what'
of a story.
E
MORA
A moral refers to the piece of
wisdom that the author wants
L
to convey.
MORA
A moral is the 'why'
of a story.
L
POINT OF
VIEW
A POV is a perspective that
determines who tells the
story.
FIRST-PERSON
• The point of view of the main character.
POV
SECOND PERSON
• The readers are involved in the story.
POV
THIRD PERSON
• The author is directly telling the story.
POV
ALTERNATING
• The point of view may shift from one
POV
person to another.
THIRD PERSON
OMNISCIENT POV
• A method of storytelling in which the
narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of
all of the characters in the story.
Boris was worried about the gray skies, but it
wouldn't rain for another three weeks. His sister
smiled. She was excited about the prospect of rain.
She wanted to put on her new boots and stomp
around in puddles. Her mother hated it, but she
didn't care.
THIRD PERSON
LIMITED POV
• A method of storytelling where the narrator
knows only the thoughts and feelings of a
single character.
It was starting to get dark and a chilly wind began
to blow. Toby was frowning, but Yuki didn't know
why. She was afraid it was her fault and, in her
mind, replayed all the things she had said to him.
Then she noticed that he was looking at his hands.
He was holding something. Yuki wondered if that
was the source of his unhappiness.
•
OBJECTIVE POV
A narration where the narrator does not
disclose or enter the minds of the character but
narrates as an observer or reporter.
A light breeze rustled the trees in the park. The old
woman and young man sat on the bench in silence.
They watched the ducks and occasionally smiled
at what they saw.
"Thank you for bringing me here," said the young
man. "It's been too long."
The old woman smiled and patted his knee. "For
me too," she said. "It was your grandfather's
favorite place."
MOO
The emotive atmosphere
within the story.
D
TONE
The author's attitude
towards the subject.
STYL
It has to do with how the author
writes rather than what the
E
author writes.
THE READERS MUST LOOK
INTO THE FOLLOWING :
• the words used as well as the structures of
the sentences ;
• the mood created ;
• the tone of the story ;
• the effect that the author wants to achieve ;
• the symbolism, imagery, details ; and
• the use of the literary devices.
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YOU

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