Fictional Elements

A conflict between the protagonist and an aspect of technology.

A struggle between a character and an outside force.

A struggle between opposing forces.

Conflict with anything unknown (going to a new school for the first time).

A man clinging to an overturned lifeboat in shark-infested waters.

A dramatic struggle between a character and something that is caused by nature.

The narrator is a character in the story and uses words like "I," "me," "we," etc.

The members of an Amish family are treated badly because of their religious beliefs.

The sequence of events in a story.

Internal conflict between the character and self (insecurity or self-doubt).

The historical period, month, day, season, etc. in a story.

Where a character or characters fight against elements outside the natural realm.

A dramatic struggle between two characters in a story.

A struggle within a character's mind.

The city, state, country, building, room, etc. in a story.  

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for a reader.

A series of events that builds from the conflict.  It begins with the inciting incident.

The method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters.

Part of the plot where the setting, characters, etc., are revealed.

A computer controlling a nuclear reactor develops a "mind of its own" and gives wrong commands.

A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.

The people or animals in a story.

The highest point of suspense; the turning point in a story.

The final stage in the plot.  The solution; all loose ends are tied up.

The perspective from which a story is told.

An undersized boy gets into a fight with the school bully.

A character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.

Occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about the character. Tell not show.

Events that follow the climax, leading up to the resolution.

The personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

The time and place of the action of a story.  It can also include the mood or atmosphere.

A woman has to decide whether to continue to have her brain dead child kept alive.

The ghost of a dead boy terrorizes a town.

The narrator is not a character in the story; uses "he," "she," "it," etc.