Elements of the Narrative

GRAPH/GRAM means...

This kind of narrator knows everything about the characters and the plot.

The main character of a story who has a problem he or she must solve. 

Events that happen after the climax of the story but before the resolution of the plot. 

struggle between a character and a group of people.

background information presented in a literary work

This kind of ending allows for the possibility of adventures for the main character

The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).

A character has a problem deciding what to do in a certain situation

The time, place and environment of a story

Person in conflict with the physical environment, like in Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet"

Flash fiction usually has no more than this many words...

the events leading up to the climax

the conflict between two or more characters

Another name for the problem that the main character must face in a literary work.

The final unraveling of the plot - the end...

This narrator tells his or her own story...

A personal narrative is this kind of writing.

The character that CAUSES the problem in a narrative

Message or statement about life in a story; the moral?