Story Elements Review

This genre of literature includes scholarly journals, newspaper articles, and documentaries

The part of the plot that introduces the conflict.

The part of the story that introduces the characters, setting and basic situation

This is the end of the story where all loose ends are tied up.

The main character, often a good person or hero

The prespective from which the author tells the story.

Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of ___________.

The person or force that opposes the protagonist

This is a logical guess based on facts.

________ make reference to famous people or places that are not featured in the story.

This is created when writers appeal to the five senses to create a mental picture for readers

The turning point, usually the highest point of interest in the story.

A comparison of two unlike things that use like or as is called a ______.

An author’s use of clues about future events

The time, place and mood of the story

Central message or insight into life that is revealed through the story. It MAY be a lesson.

A story told from the "I" point of view

A character in a story that the reader knows a lot about.

The narrator is not a character in the story but is telling the story.

A story told from the "he/she/they" point of view

In literature, this person is telling the story

This is the part of the story in which the conflict becomes more intense.

The feeling created by the author throughout the story

The sequence of events (what happens) in the story.

This is the techniques writers use to develop characters.

People or animals that take part in the action of a story.

The struggle between opposing forces.

Events following the climax where the conflict begins to resolve itself

This is used to compare two unlike things that does not include like or as.

What type of character does not change?