Elements of Fiction

3. narrator is part of the story; clue words: "I".
5. Theme can never be just _______ word.
7. is the point of highest action and suspense; it is also the turning point.
8. Theme is the _________ idea or message of the story, the statement the author is trying to make.
10. is an interruption of plot to describe an action in the past.
13. is the beginning of the story in which the reader is introduced to the characters and background.
15. The character or force that opposes the main character.
16. is the time and place in which the story takes place.
17. is a technique in which the author gives details or hints about upcoming events.
19. is the authors attitude towards his or her subject matter.
20. is the part of the story during which the conflict is introduced and the tension builds.

1. ________ is the pattern of action in a story.
2. mood resides with the __________.
4. is the end of the story during which the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied.
6. is the winding down of the story after the climax.
7. is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
9. The main character.
11. Tone resides with the __________.
12. told from an outside point of view; clue words: "He, She, They".
14. Conflict is the struggle between two __________ forces.
18. is the atmosphere of the story or feeling that is evoked.