Fiction Fundamentals Chart

Fiction Fundamentals Chart

Please complete the following chart of “Fiction Fundamentals” with explanations given in Chapter 2 of your textbook. (An explanation of “diction,” one of the fundamentals, has been entered for you.) You can add examples as you find them in your readings.

Fiction Fundamentals Explanation / Example Plot Conflict Pacing Setting Cultural considerations Character Dialogue Theme and meaning Style and Voice Point of View Diction Diction refers to the words you choose to convey voice, characterization, setting, symbolism, etc. “So we decided to hang him” in Donald Barthelme’s story uses blunt, understated, and tough diction to convey the crazy character and absurd mood of the story. Allusions