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Story Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | time, place, and cultural context of a story |
| characterization | author describes a character's physical appearance, thoughts, feelings, actions, interactions |
| person vs. person conflict | two characters in conflict with each other |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| person vs. self | character has an inner struggle (ex: making a decision, right from wrong...) |
| person vs. environment | character struggling with nature (blizzard, lost in woods, etc.) |
| person vs. society | character in conflict with the law or rules of society |
| exposition | beginning of a story giving background information |
| climax | high point of the action/tension in a story |
| resolution | major conflict in the story is solved |
| first person point-of-view | narrator is telling the story ("I went to the store.") |
| third person point-of-view | story told from an outside narrator ("he/she/they went to the store.") |
| theme | central idea or universal message of the story |
| dramatic irony | reader knows something the characters don't |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | opposing the main character |
| imagery | author uses descriptive language that uses the senses (sights, smells, sounds, touch...) |
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