Story Elements
This is the part of the story where we meet the characters and setting.
What is Exposition?
This is the main character of the story.
What is the protagonist?
This helpful character is a friend or teammate of the main character.
What is the sidekick?
This happens when a character wants something but something or someone is in the way.
What is a conflict?
This is where and when a story takes place.
What is the setting?
This is the main problem or challenge in a story.
What is conflict?
This character creates problems for the protagonist.
What is the antagonist?
This wise character gives advice or training.
What is the mentor?
A fight between two characters is called this type of conflict.
What is character vs. character?
This character is often rescued or won over by the hero.
What is the reward character?
This part of the story shows what happens after the big moment or climax.
What is the falling action?
This brave main character often saves others or defeats evil.
What is the hero?
This character protects someone or something in the story.
What is the guardian?
A story where a character struggles against nature (like a storm or animals).
What is character vs. nature?
This character shows the opposite traits of the main character.
What is a foil?
This is the message or lesson the author wants you to learn from the story.
What is the theme?
This kind of main character starts off as weak or ignored but proves themselves over time.
What is the underdog?
This funny character is in the story to make you laugh.
What is the comic relief?
When a character fights with themselves, this is the type of conflict.
What is character vs. self?
A story that feels peaceful and calm has this type of mood.
What is a peaceful mood?
This element is how the author feels or sounds in the writing (funny, angry, serious).
What is the tone?
This character tells the story from their own point of view using “I” and “me.”
What is the narrator?
This tricky character causes surprises, confusion, or clever twists.
What is the trickster?
This conflict happens when the main character goes against rules or society.
What is character vs. society?
This word describes the person or voice telling the story.
What is the narrator?