ENGLISH Q4

• Conflict


  In literature, a struggle between two opposing forces. Conflict provides crucial tension in any story and is used to reveal a deeper meaning in a narrative while highlighting characters' motivations, values and weaknesses.
• Conflict is an important element in the study of stories, novels, plays, movies etc.
• Readers become more interested in a literary piece because of the tension in the story. Readers are simply hooked in order to discover which of the characters or forces will eventually prevail.
• Conflict is a necessary element for all stories whether it is a novel, short story, mystery, romance, children's story because it makes the plot interesting and exciting.
• A conflict in a literary piece also drives the development of the plot.
• Categories of conflict


  • Internal Conflict
  • External Conflict
• Internal Conflict


  When a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs. Internal conflict happens within them and it drives their development as a character.
• External Conflict


  Sets a character against something or someone beyond their control. External forces stand in the way of a character's motivations and create tension as the character tries to reach their goals.
• Types of Literary Conflicts

  • Character vs. Self
  • Character vs. Character
  • Character vs. Nature
  • Character vs. Supernatural
  • Character vs. Society
  • Character vs. Technology
• Character vs. Self


  An internal conflict, meaning that the opposition the character faces is coming within. This may entail a struggle to discern what the moral or "right" choice is, or it may also encompass mental health struggles.
• Character vs. Character


  A common type of conflict in which one character's needs or wants are at odds with another's. A character conflict can be depicted as a straight-forward fist fight, or as intricate and nuanced as the ongoing struggle for power.
• Character vs. Nature


  In a nature conflict, a character is set in opposition to nature. This can mean the weather, the wilderness, or a natural disaster.
• Plot


  The sequence of events and actions that occur in a story
• Conflict


  • Opposition of forces or characters
• Flashback


  • Shows past events that cause the story or event to happen
• Foreshadowing


  • Hints at future events that will happen because of the present story or event
• Resolution


  • The final part of a plot structure
• Setting


  When (time) and where (place) the story happened
• Conflict


  A literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces, used to reveal deeper meaning and provide narrative tension
• Character


  Any person, animal or figure represented in a literary work
• Fiction


  Prose based on the author's imagination, stories that never happened in real life
• Elements of Fiction


  • Characters
  • Plot
  • Conflict
  • Flashback
  • Foreshadowing
  • Resolution
  • Setting
  • Theme
• Static Character


  • Characters that never change from the beginning to the end of the story
• Round Character


  • Fully-developed characters that are prone to change
• Flat Character


  • One-dimensional characters, usually the extras in the story