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Story Parts
Storytellers
Elements of a Story
Elements of a Story Pt. 2
Literary Genres
100
Presents the final outcome of the story.
What is resolution.
100
The writer of a book, article, or other text.
What is the author.
100
The actors in a story's plot. They can be people, animals, or whatever the author chooses.
What are characters.
100
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is conflict.
100
A short piece of fiction.
What is a short story.
200
The emotional high point of the story.
What is climax.
200
The storyteller.
What is the narrator.
200
The main character.
What is the protagonist.
200
Conflict between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate.
What is external conflict.
200
Literature that is true and consists of factual events.
What is non-fiction.
300
The logical result of the climax.
What is falling action.
300
The relationship of the narrator is a character in the story, referred to as "I."
What is 1st Person Point of View.
300
A character in conflict with the main character or the main character's enemy. Not all stories have this.
What is an antagonist.
300
Conflict that takes place within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or between different courses of action.
What is internal conflict.
300
Literature that is not real.
What is fiction.
400
Introduces the story's characters, setting, and conflict.
What is exposition.
400
The narrator reveals the thoughts of only one character, referring to that character as "he" or "she."
What is 3rd Person Limited Point of View.
400
The time and place of the story's action. It includes ideas, customs, values, and beliefs.
What is setting.
400
The central idea or message of a story, often a perception about life or human nature.
What is theme.
400
Literature that is written in verse.
What is poetry.
500
Occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict occur.
What is rising action.
500
The narrator knows everything about the story's events and reveals the thoughts of all the characters.
What is 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View.
500
The sequence of events in a story. Each event causes or leads to the next. It is often created through conflict.
What is plot.
500
The following of one event after another in chronological order.
What is sequencing.
500
Literature that is not written in verse or is labeled as fiction or non-fiction.
What is prose.