Elements Of A Story

Front 1

____ is the process through which a writer develops a character.

Back 1

Characterization

Front 2

the main character

Back 2

Protagonist

Front 3

goes against the main character (the enemy of the protagonist)

Back 3

Antagonist

Front 4

*The time and place of the story
*For some stories this may be very important, for others it may not be (ex: All Summer in a Day)

Back 4

Setting

Front 5

The sequence of events in a story

Back 5

Plot

Front 6

The beginning of the story when the setting and characters are revealed

Back 6

Introduction

Front 7

This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed

Back 7

Rising action

Front 8

This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story

Back 8

Climax

Front 9

The events and complications begin to resolve themselves

Back 9

Falling Action

Front 10

This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story

Back 10

Resolution

Front 11

*The central idea
*The underlying meaning or main idea of the author

Back 11

Theme

Front 12

*The use of clues to hint at coming events in a story
*The clues create curiosity and anticipation about what will happen as the story unfolds

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Foreshadowing

Front 13

The angle from which the story is told (who is telling the story and what their position is)

Back 13

Point of View

Front 14

*____ is not always about arguments; it is anything that happens that goes against the main character
*Internal
*External

Back 14

Conflict

Front 15

Types of external conflict:

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*Person vs. Person: The leading character struggles against other people
*Person vs. nature: Struggles against forces
*Person vs. society: struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of other people

Front 16

Type of internal conflict:

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Person vs. self: The character is struggling within him/herself, ideas, morals, values, etc.

Front 17

“Come back to consciousness”; improve the condition of
Part of Speech: Verb

Back 17

Revived

Front 18

“Wet and dirty” (typically by trailing it through mud or water)
Part of Speech: Adjective

Back 18

Draggled

Front 19

: “Cleverly”; getting what you want through being dishonest
Part of Speech: Adverb

Back 19

Cunningly

Front 20

“Feeling sorrow for the death of a loved one”
Part of Speech: Adjective/Noun/Verb

Back 20

Mourning

Front 21

“Something that makes you feel better”; comfort received after a loss
Part of Speech: Noun

Back 21

Consolation