Story Story Elements

Conflict between a character and an outside force.

Any reference to an event that occurred before the story took place.

When events and conflict begin to get resolved.

When a character is in conflict with themselves and a decision they need to make.

When a character is in conflict with an animal or other force of nature.

An event that gets the action in a story started.

The main idea or message in the story.

The most exciting part of the story. The turning point of the story.

A series of events that build up to the climax.

The point of view narration that refers to: he, they, she, them.

Giving a hint of something to come.

Sets the scene for the story. Introduces the reader to the characters and setting.

The time & place and when & where a story takes place.

The two types of 3rd person narration.

A character struggling with their own thoughts and feelings

When a character is in conflict with societal norms or expectations.

When two character are in conflict with each other's ideas, actions or beliefs.

The end of a story.

When the narrator is in the story.

The character who is in conflict with the protagonist.

The author's attitude towards their subject.

The feeling that the story creates in the reader.

The main character involved in the action of a story

French word that means type or kind