Narrative Elements Review

something that changes the path of the main character and gets the story started-found in the exposition

a struggle between a character and his feelings, conscience, or fear

relates the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of the narrator, who is a part of the story; uses the pronoun I

a struggle between a character and weather, animals, insects, sickness, epidemics, etc.

main character of the story

the main conflict of the story is worked out; the end of the story

time and place of a story

an event that keeps the main character from his/her goal

the portion of the story that develops the conflicts, builds toward the turning point

it follows the climax; precedes the end of the story

the narrator is able to share the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story

the general message that the author wants to get across through a literary work

the feeling the author tries to convey throughout a story

character who opposes the main character

Outside narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of a single character in the story

a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group

sequence of events in a story

highest point of interest or suspense in a story

the characters, setting and conflict are introduced, background information is given to the audience (reader)

Why does the setting matter in a story?

a character from the story is telling the story; uses pronouns such as I, me, us, etc.

a struggle (mental or physical) between two characters

a narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

a problem that exists between the antagonist and protagonist