Elements+of+Fiction

= Settings, Plot and Conflict, Tone, Mood  = (back to Home Page) media type="custom" key="7266989" align="center"

**Setting: -** Find descriptions in the novel. Stories actually have two types of setting: **Physical** and **Chronological.** The **physical setting** is of course where the story takes place. The **chronological setting** is "when" and the time frame.

PLOT: Plots are the structure of the story. They reveal the characters and what the main character experiences throughout the story. Application: As you read the story, think about the plot. Who is the main character? What trial is the main character experiencing in the story? How does the main character work through the problem? Did the main character solve the problem by the end of the story? Would you have solved the problem in a similar way to the main character?

CONFLICT: **1. External Conflict:** External conflict **could be man against nature (people in a small lifeboat on a rough ocean) or man against man.**

**2. Internal Conflict -** **Person against themselves.**

**POINT OF VIEW** Point of View is the “narrative point of view,” how the story is told—more specifically, who tells it. Application: Who is telling the story? Is it the narrator or the main character?

Theme: the theme is the main idea of the story. When writers have a story idea, they develop their story around a theme. They have a specific message they want to reveal to readers. Application: When you read a story, you want to think about the theme and ask yourself these two questions: (1) What do you think the writer wants to reveal to you? (2) How can you apply the message in your life?