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Plot Elements in Fiction: A Guide to Tone and Structure

Learn about the key elements of fiction, including tone and plot structure. Explore how tone influences the writer's attitude towards the material and readers. Understand the plot diagram, from exposition to resolution, and discover the importance of imagery in creating a sensory experience for readers.

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Plot Elements in Fiction: A Guide to Tone and Structure

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  1. Elements of Fiction August 22,2011

  2. Tone • Tone: the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc.

  3. What is a plot? • Sequence of events that occur within a story. • It is a guide to help readers understand what is going on.

  4. Plot Diagram

  5. Exposition • The beginning of the story that introduces the reader to the purpose. • It offers clues into regarding what will unfold. • Background Information

  6. Rising Action • The events that lead up to the climax. • The conflicts or struggles of the protagonist.

  7. Climax • The highest point of the story. • The conflict comes to the point of intensity and drama. • The turning point of the story.

  8. Falling Action • Sequence of events that lead to the resolution. • The protagonist is trying to resolve the matter, while still enduring friction with the antagonist.

  9. Resolution • The end of the story where the protagonist finds peace. • Everything is solved.

  10. Imagery • The usage of the five senses that the author uses for the reader to connect with the work. • Taste • See • Smell • Hear • Touch

  11. Watch your tone! • Tone: the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc.

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