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Story Elements 1

QuestionAnswer
setting where and when the story takes place
plot story line
characters people, animals, or things in a story
conflict problems/struggles in a story (internal and external)
complications things that arise and cause additional problems
climax the most exciting moment in the story/when the CONFLICT of the PLOT is resolved
resolution the final part of the plot when you learn what happens to the characters after the CONFLICT is resolved
predict foretell; guess what will happen
event something that happens in a story in order to keep the story moving forward
protagonist the main character in the story
antagonist a character who oppose the main character
trait a quality or characteristic of a character
theme central idea of the text or the lesson learned
compare the examine for similarities and differences
contrast to examine for differences
flashback stopping the action in a story and shifting to something that happened earlier to give more information
foreshadowing the techniques of giving clues to events that will happen in the future
drama the put into play form; to act out
first person point of view story is told by a narrator who is also a character within the story, so that the narrator reveals the plot by referring to this viewpoint character as "I" (or, when plural, "we")
third person omniscient point of view an all-knowing narrator not only reports the facts but may also interpret events and tell the thoughts and feelings of any character
third person limited point of view a narrator reports the facts and interprets events from the perspective of a single character
third person point of view narrator relates all action in third person, using third person pronouns such as "he" or "she
mood the feeling I get from a reading the text
Created by: steke
 

 



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