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Story Elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| setting | the time and place where events of a story occur |
| plot | all the events in a story; the sequence of event in a literary work |
| structure of a literary work | how the parts of a story are put together |
| how a story is put together | chapters and story in chronological order or with flashback or foreshadowing |
| how a poem is put together | stanzas, lines with patterns or rhyme or rhythm |
| how a play is put together | acts, scenes, lines and a character list |
| narrator | the voice of the story teller |
| climax | the high point of the story |
| conflict | the main problem or problems in the story |
| antagonist | the negative or 'bad' character in the story |
| protagonist | the positive or 'good' character in a story |