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Elements of Fiction
Characterization
Conflict
ForeshadowingFlashback
Foreshadowing
• The author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.
Flashback
• A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events.
Protagonist
•The main character in a story is called the protagonist. She or he is always involved in the main conflict and its resolution.
Antagonist•The person opposing the
protagonist is called the antagonist.
Types of Conflict•.
External Conflict• There are three
types of external conflict:
character vs. character;
character vs. society; and character vs.
nature.
Character vs. Character
• The protagonist in
the story experiences conflict with
others, especially the antagonist.
Character vs. Society• The
protagonist in the story experiences conflict
with society as a
whole.
Character vs. Nature
• The protagonist in the story experiences conflict with the elements
of nature.
Internal Conflict
•The protagonist in the story experiences conflict with
her or his conscience.