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Story Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| plot | all of the action that takes place during the story |
| protagonist | the main character sometimes called the hero |
| antagonist | the character who tries to prevent the protagonist from succeeding sometimes called the villain |
| conflict | the problem faced by the characters |
| turning point | another name for climax |
| climax | is when the conflict of the plot is resolved and is often the most exciting part and it is where the plot changes for better or for worse for the protagonist |
| exposition | the beginning of the story where the reader learns about the character's background, the setting, and gets a glimpse of the conflict |
| Man vs Man | a type of conflict in which the protagonist opposes another character |
| Man vs Nature | a type of conflict in which the protagonist has to face and overcome forces of nature |
| Man vs self | a type of conflict in which the protagonist has an internal struggle |
| Resolution | the part of the plot where you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved |
| theme | it is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey and it may be the author's thoughts about a topic or view of human nature |
| point of view | who tells the story and how it is told |
| third person point of view | the narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the characters but lets us know exactly how the characters feel |
| First person point of view | the narrator participates in the story and tells it as he or she sees the action |
| Omnicient point of view | the narrator is all knowing |
| Limited omnicient point of view | the narrator knows everything including thoughts and actions that pertain to only one character |
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