Story Elements
The people or animals in the story.
What is a character?
The main character of the story.
What is the protagonist?
This is the starting point where characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
The physical location and time where the story takes place.
What is the antagonist?
These events build up tension and develop the conflict in the story.
What is the rising action?
The events that happen in the story.
This is the main idea or message of the story.
What is the theme?
This is the most exciting part of the story where the main conflict reaches its peak.
What is the climax?
The central problem or challenge faced by the characters.
This theme often involved the main character overcoming challenges and difficulties.
What is perseverance?
After the climax, these events start to lead toward the end of the story.
What is the falling action?
The last part of the story.
What is resolution?
A story that teaches a lesson, often found in fables, has this type of theme.
What is a moral?
What is resolution?