Intrinsic Elements of Fiction

Group 2

Popy Tria Meisela

Ika Wahyu Ratnasari

Rengganis Galuh Ratna

A story that is made up by the author or not true. Author's

use fiction when writing about imaginary people, places, or

events in the form of short stories or novels. Fiction is fake,

imagined, or fantasy. Fiction is not real or true information

from real life.

F i c t i o n

Intrinsic Elements of Fiction

1. Plot

The plot is the outline of events that takes place in a story.

Intrinsic Elements of Fiction

2. Character

The people or animals that take part in the story.

Antagonist

the person or thing working against the

protagonist, or hero, in the story.

Protagonist

the main character of the story that is most central to

the action of the story

Intrinsic Elements of Fiction

3. Setting

When and Where the action in the story takes place.

Intrinsic Elements of Fiction

4. ThemeThe theme of the story is the main idea the author wishes to

share with the reader.

5. Point of View

the perspective or vantage point from which an author presents a

story.

& 1st person- the story is told by one of the characters in the story. The

character uses the pronouns I and we.

& 3rd person- the story is told by the narrator who stands

outside of the story and observes the events as they

unfold. The narrator uses the pronouns she, he, and

they

Kinds of Fiction

SHORT STORY

Brief, artistic from of prose which is centered on a major main

incident.

A prose narrative of limited length which must have

characerization, unity, cumulative interest, climax, and a rsulution.

In a less exclusive sense, fables, mythical tales, parables nd folk

tales

Novel

Novel more extensive form of prose which is elastic and can be devided into three types:

fantasy love adventure

Kinds of Fiction

Theory in Fiction

The overarching idea in fiction theory is that the relationships

between the imaginary worlds of fiction and the actual world in

which we live are complicated, and that one ought not dismiss

fiction as simply stories that are not “true.”

Fundamentals of fiction theory

In order to understand fiction theory, one must pose

questions about fundamental terms such as text, narrative,

literature, fiction, etc. Literature may be understood as a

text that is self-consciously artistic, rather than as a text

that is used as a medium through which to convey

information, for example a newspaper article.

Conclusion

A story that is made up by the author or not true.

Author's use fiction when writing about imaginary people,

places, or events in the form of short stories or novels.

There are five element of fiction : plot, theme, poin of view,

characteristic, and setting.Kind of fiction are novel and

short story.

In order to understand fiction theory, one must pose

questions about fundamental terms such as text, narrative,

literature, fiction, etc

Refrence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction_theory

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