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The Story Elements
The Elements in very story
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The principal character in a work of fiction | Protagonist |
| Someone who offers opposition | Antagonist |
| The highest point of something | Climax |
| Underlying message in a story | Theme |
| The sequence of events in a story. | Plot |
| Whom is the story about | Character |
| The time and location in which a story takes place | Setting |
| The Problem in the story | Conflict |
| Where the events in the story become complication/conflict is revealed | Rising Action |
| The highest point of interest and the turning point of the story | Climax |
| The events and complications begin to resolve themselves | Falling Action |
| How the problem is solved | Resolution |
| Whose voice tells the story or gives us the crucial information we need to understand what is happening | Point of View |
| A hint about what will happen in the story | Foreshadowing |
| The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed | Introduction |
| Attitude of the author toward his subject | Tone |
| Color, person, place, or object that stands for an idea other than itself | Symbol |