Indicates ownership
Possessive Pronouns: its, your/yours, her/hers, his, our/ours, their/theirs, my/mine
Used to replace nouns
Pronouns
The highest moment of action or tension in the plot
Climax
An increase in tension that makes the story clear and gets it going.
Rising Action
The basis of all narratives. Series of events and actions that occur from the beginning to the end of a story.
Plot
Nouns that receive the action
Object Pronouns: Can you drive me to work?
Used to reiterate a noun that has already been mentioned
Relative Pronoun: Who, Which, Whom, That, Whose
The beginning of the narrative, it produces one or more characters, it almost always appears in the first section.
Introduction
The beginning, middle, and end of a story
Plot Elements
The part of a story that comes after the climax. It shows the effect of that moment & shows the action that leads to the conclusion.
Falling Action
Nouns that do the action
Subject Pronoun: Who drives to work? We like walking to work.
Adds emphasis
Intensive Pronouns: myself, themselves, itself, ourselves, himself, herself
The person, place, or thing that a pronoun is replacing and referring to.
Antecedents
The last section of the plot. It brings the narrative to it's end by showing how the main conflict is resolved.
Resolution
Provides background information for the reader. Tells who the story is about or where it is set
Exposition