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Elements of a Story

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  • Main Character has a disagreement with another character: Name the conflict
    character vs character
  • Give an Example for character vs. Society
    Welcome to the Monkey House
  • 1st Person POV
    Told from perspective of character in story, I me myself
  • the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
    Protagonist
  • DEFINE RISING ACTION
    events occur to complicate the plot and add suspense
  • is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.
    Character/Main Character
  • s a struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict.
    Conflict
  • is the time, place, when something happens, it often includes landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons, weather
    Setting
  • Define Exposition
    in the beginning of a story when characters/setting are established
  • Define Setting
    the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or weather to provide a strong se
  • Narrator knows the thought of more than one character
    3rd person omniscent
  • Five Elements of a Short Story (CSPCT)
    1. Character 2. Setting 3. Plot 4. Conflict 5. Theme
  • Define Short Story
    shorter in length than a novel, less characters typically
  • Name the conflict: Character has a conflict with an animal, weather, disease
    Character vs. Nature
  • How many types of conflict are there?
    4
  • Told from perspective of character in story, I me myself
    1st person POV
  • Narrator only knows thoughts of one of the characters
    2nd person
  • a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
    Antagonist
  • a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.
    Plot
  • What are the five elements of a short story?
    1. Character 2. Setting 3. Plot 4. Conflict 5. Theme