Story Elements

The narrator is a person in the story and uses the pronouns, I, me, and we. 

 Action in the story after the climax is revealed. 

The narrator is also outside the story, but can revel things about many characters.

A story based on historical events.

The time and location where a story takes place. 

The perspective from which a story is told. 

A story invented by the writer.

A story that teaches a lesson. The characters are usually animals. (lion and themouse)

An inside force: Man vs. self. A struggle inside the mind. 

The events in the story could really happen. 

A struggle between two opposing forces. 

The narrator is outside the story and reveals things about one character. 

The Theme and the Topic of the story are the same.

A story with scientific elements that could be true. (Outer space/ technology) 

An outside force: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature,Man vs. Society/ Fate. 

The end of the conflict. 

A conflict is always resolved in the story.

The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play.

A person in the story.

The high point of interest or suspense in a story, novel, or play. 

The beginning of the story providing setting and background information.

Which of the following would you find in a Short Story?

How many elements are there in a short story?

All of the events leading up to the climax. 

Theme can be conveyed in the form of a single word?