Literary Devices - Parts of a Story

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Setting:

Back

Time and place of a story.

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Plot definition?

Back

Events of a story.

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Conflict in a story?

Back

The problem in a story.

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Climax:

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Turning point of a story.

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Theme: A lesson learned about life

Back

A lesson the main character and the reader learn about life

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Protagonist?

Back

Main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

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Antagonist?

Back

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want.

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Narrator

Back

The person who tells the story

Front

1st person point of view: narrator is a character; uses I, me, my.

Back

The narrator is a character in the story; uses the pronouns I, me, my to refer to the main character.

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3rd person point of view: narrator is not in the story; uses he, she, they for main character.

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The narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they to refer to the main character.