Elements, Techniques and Literary Devices in Fictionpdf

Creative Writing PPT

1. ELEMENTS,
TECHNIQUES,
AND LITERARY
DEVICES IN
FICTION
ELEMENTS,
TECHNIQUES,
AND LITERARY
DEVICES IN
FICTION
Presented by group 3Presented by group 3

2. OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:
Identify the various elements, techniques,
and literary devices in fiction
Determine various modes of fiction
Write journal entries and other short
exercise exploring key elements of
fiction
Write a short scene applying the various
elements, techniques,and literary devices
Identify the various elements, techniques,
and literary devices in fiction
Determine various modes of fiction
Write journal entries and other short
exercise exploring key elements of
fiction
Write a short scene applying the various
elements, techniques,and literary devices

3. Pre-testPre-test
1. The person who tells the story is _______.
A. the main character C. the narrator
B. the character with the most scenes D. the antihero
2. The protagonist in a story is _______.
A. the good guy C. the sidekick
B. the main character D. the bad guy

4. 3. The antagonist in a story is _______.
A. the character who suffers the most C. who opposes the protagonist
B. the hero of the story D. the bad guy
4. The setting of a story refers to _______.
A. the pattern formed by the events
B. the background of the main character
C. the place where the story is published
D. the time and place of the story

5. 5. This refers to figures or people found in the story
A. Character C. exposition
B. short story D. conflict

6. FICTION AND ITS
ELEMENTS
FICTION AND ITS
ELEMENTS

7. WHAT IS
FICTION?
WHAT IS
FICTION?
FICTION is a term used to describe an
imaginative work of prose, either a folktale,
a myth, a novel, a short story or a novella. It
is the creation of the writer’s imagination, or
simply an imagined story – not true.

8. 1. FOLKTALES are types of narrative prose
literature found in the oral traditions of the
world. These are stories that grew out the lives
and imaginations of the people which are passed
orally from generations to generations.
FORMS OF FICTIONFORMS OF FICTION

9. 2. MYTH is a narrative tale involving
gods and goddesses, it also describes
practices and some explains certain
phenomena.
FORMS OF FICTIONFORMS OF FICTION

10. 3. NOVEL is an extended fictitious prose narrative
which consists of 50,000 words or more and
putting emphasis on exciting events designed to
entertain readers. Novel deals with human
character in a social condition, man as a social
being. Novels are usually longer than a short story.
FORMS OF FICTIONFORMS OF FICTION

11. 4. SHORT STORY is fictional narrative that
deals with a single incident that can be read
at one sitting. While novella is a prose
narrative that is normally longer than a
short story but shorter than a novel.
FORMS OF FICTIONFORMS OF FICTION

12. A. CHARACTER/S
THE ELEMENTS OF
FICTION
THE ELEMENTS OF
FICTION
B. POINT-OF-VIEW
C. PLOT
D. SETTING AND
ATMOSPHERE

13. The Elements
of Fiction
The Elements
of Fiction
A. CHARACTER/S
- This element refers to a
representation of a human being or any
other creature in the course of the
story. A character can be any person, a
figure, an animate object, or animal
usually endowed with human qualities.
The characters are the people or any
figures in the story.

14. Types of
Character
Types of
Character
-is the main character in a novel,
play or in a story. The
protagonist is also referred as
the hero of the work.
Frodo Baggins, a hobbit,
who inherits The One Ring
from Bilbo in The Lord of
the Rings is an example of
this type of character.
1. Protagonist

15. Types of
Character
Types of
Character
- is a character in a story who
deceives, frustrates or works against
the main character or the
protagonist.
In The Lord of the Rings the
title character named Sauron,
who desires for power is an
example of an antagonist
character.
2. Antagonist

16. Types of
Character
Types of
Character
- is a character who is the same kind of
person at the end of the story as he/she was
at the beginning.
Gollum from The Lord of the Rings is an
example of this type. Gollum’s character
is determined by his obsession with the
recovery of the ring “his precious.”
Jafar from the folktale Aladdin, was
described as evil and ambitious and
always wants to be evil and ambitious
3. Flat Character

17. Types of
Character
Types of
Character
- is a character who undergoes a
permanent change in the aspect of
his/her personality or outlook.
Aladdin from Aladdin is an example
of a dynamic character. Aladdin
was first described as a thief but
eventually becomes an honest hero
in the end.
4. Dynamic Character

18. Types of
Character
Types of
Character
- figure is a protagonist who comes to
a bad end as a result of his own
behaviour, usually caused by
personality disorder.
Romeo in Shakespeare’s Romeo
and Juliet is a good example of
this type. Romeo killed himself
when he thought that Juliet is
actually dead.
5. Tragic hero/Tragic

19. Types of
Character
Types of
Character
- is a protagonist character who has the
opposite of most of the traditional
attributes of a hero. This type of character
may be bewildered, deluded, or merely
pathetic.
A good example of this type is Captain
Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the
Caribbean , a major character named
Captain Jack Sparrow is described as a
selfish pirate he even ran away to save
himself when others need help too.
6. Antihero

20. 1. Direct Characterization
- is also known as explicit characterization .This method of
characterization means that the author is directly describing the character
to the reader.
Example:
From the The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell which
describes
Ivan as a muscular, huge man, having a long black beard.
He is deaf and dumb, yet strong as described by another character.
The passage is an example of direct characterization.
Methods of
Characterization
Methods of
Characterization

21. 2. Indirect Characterization
-is a method by which the writer shows the character's personality
through speech, actions and appearance. A fictitious character’s
personality is revealed through the character's speech, actions,
appearance, etc.
- Indirect characterization shows who a character is based on what
he/she does and says. Read the excerpt below from To Kill a Mocking
Bird by Harper Lee which uses indirect characterization.
Methods of
Characterization
Methods of
Characterization

22. Read the excerpt below from To Kill a Mocking Bird by
Harper Lee which uses indirect characterization.
Read the excerpt below from To Kill a Mocking Bird by
Harper Lee which uses indirect characterization.
“Because I could never ask you to mind me again. Scout, simply by the nature
of the work, every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him
personally. This one’s mine, I guess. You might hear some ugly talk about it at
school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and
keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ’em
get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change … it’s a good one, even
if it does resist learning.”

23. The Elements
of Fiction
The Elements
of Fiction
B. POINT-OF-VIEW
-Point of view is the perspective from
which the story or work is told. It is
also defined as the eyes and mind
through which the reader views the
unfolding of events. It tells through
whose eyes we are seeing the story
and as well reveals the attitude of the
writer toward the character.

24. Types of
Point of View
Types of
Point of View

- This is used when the narrator is a
character of the story. This point of view is
identifiable by the use of the pronoun “I.”
- Narrators of first person fiction are
characters in the story. They can be the
protagonist (very common choice), a
participant in the action (a major
character), a bystander (a minor character,
mainly an observer), or even a frame
narrator.
1. First Person POV

25. Types of
Point of View
Types of
Point of View
- This is the rarest narrative voice
in literature. The narrator refers
the reader as “you” making the
reader feel as if he/she is a
character or part within the story.
Instructional manuals, how-to-
guides and self-help books are
usually written using this point-of-
view.
2. Second Person POV

26. Types of
Point of View
Types of
Point of View
- This happens when the
narrator does not take
part in the story. The
narrator relates events,
but is not one of the
characters.
3. Third Person POV

27. TYPES OF THIRD PERSON POVTYPES OF THIRD PERSON POV
A. Objective POV is often referred to as Dramatic point of view, because
the story is narrated by the author as if he is a mere spectator of events.
Objective point of view contains no references to thoughts or
feelings; it only reports what can be seen and heard.
A narrator tells a story without describing any of the character’s
thoughts, opinions, or feelings; instead an objective, unbiased point
of view. Include here the major

28. TYPES OF THIRD PERSON POVTYPES OF THIRD PERSON POV
B. Third person limited, the narrator can relate to what is in the minds of
only a select few characters. Limited means that the POV is limited to only
one character and that the narrator only knows what that character
knows.
In third person limited you can choose to view the action from right
inside the character's head, or from further away, where the narrator
has more access to information outside the protagonist's viewpoint.

29. TYPES OF THIRD PERSON POVTYPES OF THIRD PERSON POV
C. Third person omniscient, the narrator can render information from anywhere,
including the thoughts and feelings of any characters. This all-knowing
perspective allows the narrator to explore the story’s setting and beyond.

This omniscient narrator is not a character in the story and can tell what
any or all characters are feeling and thinking. The narrator knows things
that others don't, can make comments about what's happening, and can see
inside the minds of other characters

30. Look at the table below to see the difference between the different types of Third Person
POVs.
Look at the table below to see the difference between the different types of Third Person
POVs.

31. Allyza Lurraine Atamosa Sug…
The Elements
of Fiction
The Elements
of Fiction
C. PLOT
- This refers to the series or
sequence of events that give a
story its meaning and effect. It is
built around the events that take
place within a definite period.
This is what happens to the
characters found in the work.

32. Types of Plot
Structure
Types of Plot
Structure
-consists of events that
have clever beginning,
middle and end. The story
unfolds in chronological
manner, meaning it is told
in the order they happened.
A. Linear Plot

33. Types of Plot
Structure
Types of Plot
Structure
-is also called chronological
structure, but – changed. It is
consist of a series of loosely related
incidents, usually of chapter length
tied together by a common theme
and/or characters. This works best
when the writer wishes to explore the
personalities of the character, nature
of their existence and the era.
B. Episodic/Modular

34. Types of Plot
Structure
Types of Plot
Structure
-This presents the events of a
story in a non-chronological
order. Gustav Freytag divided
the plot into five essential
parts: exposition, rising action,
climax, falling action and
resolution or denouement.
C. Traditional Parts

35. Gustav Freytag divided the plot into five essential parts: Gustav Freytag divided the plot into five essential parts:

36. -is the introductory part that creates
the tone, gives the setting, and
introduces the character and other
necessary facts in understanding the
work.
Exposition11..Exposition1.

37. -contains several events to make the
story more interesting, in this part of
the story the characters have
encountered problems.
2. Rising Action2. Rising Action

38. -is the suspenseful part of the story.
The character needs to face the
problem and the need to make a
decision.
3. Climax3. Climax

39. -is the part of the plot where the
character has already made a decision
about handling the problem and the
story is coming closer to the end.
4. Falling Action4. Falling Action

40. - is the final unravelling of a plot; the living
solution of a mystery; an explanation or outcome.
Denouement is the untying of the knot of intrigue,
involving not only a satisfactory outcome of the
main situation but an explanation of all the
secrets and misunderstandings connected with the
plot of complication.
5. Resolution/
Denouement
5. Resolution/
Denouement

41. The Elements
of Fiction
The Elements
of Fiction
D. Setting and Atmosphere
- Setting is the story’s time and
place. Setting is made up of
geographical location, its topography,
scenery, physical arrangements, the
occupations and the daily living of
the characters, the time or period in
which the actions take place. Setting
tells when and where the events
occurred.

42. The Elements
of Setting
The Elements
of Setting
-This includes country,
region, province or city,
this as well includes
specific locales, like
neighbourhood, street,
house, farms, school, etc.
1. Locale

43. The Elements
of Setting
The Elements
of Setting
-The time of year is evocative
and influential. Time of year
includes the seasons, together
with holidays, such as Christmas,
New Year’s Eve and Halloween.
This as well includes significant
dates like birthdays, death
anniversary, etc.
2. Time of year

44. The Elements
of Setting
The Elements
of Setting
-Characters and events
are influenced by weather,
temperature and other
tangible factors, which in
turn affects the mood and
atmosphere of a scene.
3. Mood and atmosphere.

45. The Elements
of Setting
The Elements
of Setting
-Cultural, political and social
influence can affect the
characters in many ways. The
social era of a story often
influences character’s values,
social and family roles and
sensibilities which in turn
describes and affect the setting of
the story.
4. Social, political, cultural
environment.

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