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MS Story Elements
Term | Definition |
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Fantasy | The category of books where there are made up stories, that could not happen, such as with talking animals, fairies, magic, etc. |
Mystery | This category of books often has the main character as the "detective" who must solve the major problem. |
Realistic Fiction | Category of the story where it could actually happen. |
Setting | The time and place of a story (the when and where a story happens). |
1st Person Point of View | Often uses "I" or "me" when the story is narrated. |
3rd Person Limited | The narrator tells the story, but you only know the thoughts and feelings of just 1-2 characters. |
3rd Person Omniscient | The reader knows the thoughts and feelings of several of the characters in the story. |
Characters | The individuals in the story. Could be humans, animals, creatures, etc. |
Protagonist | The main character of a story; is often the good guy, but not always. |
Antagonist | The opposing force to the main character. Often is portrayed as the bad or evil character. |
Plot | The order and events of the story. |
Exposition | In the story, this is the first part of the plot pyramid. Where the characters and setting is introduced. |
Rising Action | Where the reader gets into the story. Where the conflict begins to become known. |
Climax | The turning point in the story. Where the major conflict occurs. |
Conflict | The struggle or problem that is attempted to be solved. |
Individual v. individual | Two characters who have conflict with one another. |
Individual v. self | A character who battles his/her own mind/decisions. |
Individual v. world/society | When a character has a conflict with the law, government, or own values. |
Individual v. nature | A struggle against weather, surviving, land, or animals. |
Falling Action | The story begins to come together. The conflict start to wrap up. |
Resolution | The story comes to a reasonable conclusion (whether or not it's what you wanted). |
Author's Purpose | Why the author wrote this piece. What are also the three major reasons to write? |
Flashback | Interrupting the story with events from the past. |
Foreshadowing | Details in a story that hint as to what may come in a later part of the book. |
Theme | The underlying or central message to the story. A lesson or the underlying truth of a story, which is often abstract (greed, love, coming of age). |
Symbolism | An object or item that is used to represent something else. |
Mood | The feeling the reader gets from the story. |
Tone | Words used to express how the author feels about the text. |
Irony | words used that often mean something different or the opposite of what they mean |