Elements of a Story

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Elements of a Story
Climax High point of action
Mood Overall feeling / atmosphere of story
Falling Action
Rising Action
Setting Time and place of the story
Resolution Conflict resolved
Plot What happens and why
Conflict Conflict between characters /
forces Internal Self vs Self External
Character vs Nature Character vs Character
Theme What the story says about the nature of
people the moral
Characters The who of the story Protagonist
main character hero Antagonist character in
conflict with protagonist
First person Narrator is I Third person
omniscient Author lets the reader into the main
characters mind Third person limited Author
knows only the actions of the characters
Point of View The vantage point from which the
story is told
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Climax
Elements of a Story
Mood
Setting
Resolution
Plot
Conflict Internal External
Theme
Characters Protagonist Antagonist
First person Third person omniscient Third
person limited
Point of View
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Resolution
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Characters Protagonist Antagonist
Theme
Point of View
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The Last Dog by Katherine Paterson (Literature
pg 42)
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