This document defines key elements of narrative fiction including: characters (protagonist, antagonist, supporting), conflict (man vs. man, self, animal, nature), plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement), and point of view (first person, third person). It also discusses setting, characterization, types of characters (dynamic, static), and theme.

4. NARRATIVE fiction
A literary work of
imaginative narration, either
oral or written, fashioned to
entertain and to make
readers think.

5. Elements of A STORY
• Setting - the time
and place in which
the events of a story
occur.

6. CHARACTERS- are the
representation of a human
being in a story.
CHARACTERIZATION- is
the method used by writers
to reveal the personality of
the characters.

7. Kinds of characters
According to Principality
• Protagonist- the leading character
in the story
• Antagonist- is the character that
goes against the protagonist.
• Supporting Characters – helps the
main characters in the story

8. According to development
• Dynamic- is the character
who exhibits noticeable
changes.
• Static- is the character who
exhibits no changes and
development.

9. CONFLICT- is the opposition
of persons or forces in a story
that give rise to the dramatic
action in a narrative.
• Types of conflict
• Man vs. man
• Man vs. himself
• Man vs. animal
• Man vs. nature

10. PLOT- is the sequence of
events in the story.
Events that form a
significant pattern of
action with a beginning, a
middle and an end

11. Parts of a plot
• Exposition- is the part of
the plot that sets the scene
by introducing the situation
and settings.

12. Rising Action – the
existence of conflict is
exposed to the reader

13. • Climax- this is the point of
greatest emotional intensity,
interest, as well as suspense.

14. Falling Action – events that
happened to resolve what had
occurred in the climax

15. Denouement / Ending – the
outcome of what had happened in
the falling action. It is the event
that presents a peaceful
atmosphere or emotion.

16. Point of View- the angle in
which the story is being
told
Types of point of view
–First person
–Third person

17. • Theme- is the
significant truth about
life and its nature which
takes place in the
illustrations of actions
and decisions of the
characters.

18. Writing Game