Short Story Elements

All of the following help you find theme EXCEPT:

What was the theme of Wonder?

A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end

The voice that is telling the story

The perspective from which a story is told

A character or force in conflict with the main character

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

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Complex character who is unpredictable and hard to figure out.

An unknown character tells the story but is limited to what he/she sees and hears

A series of events that builds from the conflict/problem in the story

The action of a story

Main character in a story. The one we want to win

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

Which is an example of theme

A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.

the narrator is a character in the story and used words like I, me, we

The time and place in which a story unfolds.

The main problem in the story: struggle between people/forces

The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work

The start of a story. The reader learns about setting/characters/conflict

A person or animal that takes part in the story

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action