Story Elements

An anxious feeling the the events of a story produces.

A comparison between two things not using like or as.

Something, often an object, which holds deeper meaning in a story.

What the story communicates about life in general. A lesson.

person vs. person; person vs. society; person vs. nature

The turning point of a story (when everything changes)

How a piece of literature makes the reader feel.

The stage when a story winds down after the climax.

The events of a story (beginning, middle, ending)

A minor character who stays the same throughout a story.

One person narrates the story using pronouns such as "I".

When we expect one thing to happen and the opposite happens.

Person vs. SELF: struggle that happens inside a character's mind

When an author briefly goes back in time in the story.

The first stage of a story: characters and setting are introduced.

The time and place a story take place.

When the author tells the audience something about a character.

The end of the story; the conflict is resolved.

The narrator is outside the story: only sees from one person's perspective.

When an author hints at something that will happen later.

The second stage of a story; the conflict causes the story to progress.

When we assume things about character based on actions, words, & appearance.

When an author describes a scene using the five senses.

A comparison between two things that uses like and as

The main character in a story.

A character who opposes and complicates things for the main character.

The narrator is outside the story: sees from all characters' perspective.

The writer's attitude toward his/her subject or characters.

The person/character who tells the story

When the audience knows something a character in the story does not.

A realistic character who changes throughout the story.

A character says one thing but means the opposite; sarcasm.