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Story Elements
Term | Definition |
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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 |