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Elements of a Story
Fiction- Elements of a Story
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conflict | A struggle or problem a character in a story must overcome. |
| Character | A person, usually in a work of art, novel, movie, or play. |
| Plot | The sequence of events in a story. Each event causes or leads to the next. |
| Internal Conflict | A struggle within the mind of a character. |
| Setting | The time and place, or location, in which a literary or dramatic work takes place. |
| Theme | A message about life and human behavior that an author expresses in a text. |
| Mood | The feeling created by the story's tone. |
| Resolution | The final outcome of a story's conflict. |
| Dialogue | The conversation between characters used by writers to develop characters and reveal aspects of their personality. |