Story Elements

when the conflicts come to an end

struggle between opposing forces

people or animals in a story

background information needed to understand the story

narrator is a character in the story; uses "I" or "me"

where and when a story takes place

series of events in a story told in chronological order

message to be inferred from the text

characters struggle with outside forces (example: person vs. nature)

when the events start to come to an end

Category of literature (examples: fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry)

the character in a story trying to resolve the conflict

struggle within oneself

narrator is NOT a character in the story but tells about the characters and events

character opposing the main character and causing problems

conflict and events that lead to the climax

height of the action