Story Elements Vocabulary

Narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story

Events in the story that make matters harder to untangle or settle.

A ___________________ is a story device that leaves the reader wondering what willhappen next

The feelings a reader gets from a story.

Narrator interrupts a plot to describe a part of the story that happened in thepast 

the thoughts, feelings and opinions ofthe narrator, who is part of the story

The satisfying end of a story where the problems are solved and loose ends are tied up.

A character who may appear frequently but you don't know much about them or their personality.

The author is particularly attentive to characterization and character seems almost real.

The standpoint or viewpoint from which a story is told

The events which follow the climax.

The character who opposes the protagonist when in a man vs. man external conflict

The beginning of the story with the characters, setting, background, and the conflict.

The main part of the story.  Events leading up to the climax.

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

The time period and place of the action.

A character who changes in the story

What is the term for the main character or good guy/hero in the story?

The author's message about life; moral of the story; central idea

events or plot points that causes the reader to feel anxious are used tobuild

The highest point in the action of a story or the turning point.  The OMG! moment.

A character or a force in conflict with the main character or the bad guy.

Narrator tells a story without describing any of the characters thoughts, opinions, orfeelings

The author's attitude toward the piece of writing

A technique called ______ gives the reader a clue about what will happen later in the story.

What is the term for the events in the story?