Lesson 2 conventions elements and techniques of fiction

• Conventions - features and practices of a specific genre that the readers comprehend
• Subject matter - a controlling idea present in the text, can be stated or implied
• Style - behavior of the characters and the tone of the chosen words in the text
• Social background and tapestry - social, historical, and cultural notion
• Referent - setting and tone of the story
• Objectivity - not manipulated by personal bias
• Elements - parts of a text that work with each other to develop the theme of the story
• Plot - series of events that a story follows
• Freytag's pyramid - a sequence for storytelling called narrative arcs or
• Exposition - introduces characters and setting
• Rising action - introduces conflict
• Climax - characters confront main conflict
• Falling action - events after climax
• Resolution - ending of the story
• Characters - are what drives a story's plot
• Characterization - is using a characters actions, speech, background, and more to develop and deepen them and their importance to the story
• Setting - time and place where the story happens, sets the tone and mood of the story
• Conflict - causes a change in the characters especially in the protagonist, allows the characters to grow as they continue to move forward in the plot
• Structure - guides readers on how the author wants them to follow or figure out the message
• Tone - sets in his or her story is often a good determinant on the message they are trying to convey in their work
• Narration - guides readers on what they should focus on
• Dialogue - how the characters speak to each other in a text
• Symbols and symbolism - a subtle meaning to ordinary objects in the story
• Theme - result of the elements and conventions coming together, main idea of the story
• Techniques - literary devices present in developing the text
• Allegory - a story with double meaning
• Diction - choice of words and styles that the writer had used in the text
• Emotive language - when the author has chosen the text that encourages emotional response from the audience
• Euphemism - indirect reference to an idea
• Figurative language - ideas compared to someone or something that will be easy for the readers to visualize
• Sound devices - poetic devices present in a songs lyrics and poems verses
• Humor - comedic device to catch attention
• Intertextuality - styling the text based on a popular genre or context
• In medias res - technique to highlight climatic events in a plot
• Parody - a spoof, caricature, or a joke which is based on imitation of a famous text