Narrative Elements

Front

Character

Back

A person or animal in a story

Front

Setting

Back

Where and when the story takes place

Front

Plot

Back

Sequence of events or timeline of the story

Front

Conflict

Back

The problem in the story

Front

Types of Conflict (4 of them!)

Back

1. 1. Character vs. Self

2. 2. Character vs. Character

3. 3. Character vs. Society

4. 4. Character vs. Nature

Front

Climax

Back

Turning point; The most exciting part of a story

Front

Resolution

Back

Shows how the situation turns out; Ties up loose ends

Front

Theme

Back

The lesson or moral to be learned in a story

Front

Point of View

Back

The perspective from which the story is told

Front

First-Person

Back

The person tells the story through his/her eyes (uses words like I, me, & my)