Story Elements

Story Elements

A story has elements that are easily identified.

*Exposition

*Rising Action

*Climax

*Falling Action

*Resolution

Exposition

Contains the story's

setting (both time and place),

main characters,

and introduces the conflict.

Rising Action

This is where the characters become defined,

and the conflict/problem

is developed.

It is also where tension builds.

(longest part of the story)

Climax

"The Nail Bitter'

Where the story builds

to the point of causing the reader

to almost hold their breath to see what happens next.

(the climax is over quickly)

Falling Action

Explains how the problem/conflict is solved.

Resolution

Ties up the loose ends and ends the story.

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The rising action is:

• Usually the longest part of the story.

• Where the problem of the story develops.

• Where the characters are developed.

• Tells why the solution was found.

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What happens in the exposition?

• The conflict of the story is solved.

• The time and place of the story is presented.

• The most intense part of the story.

• The characters are introduced.

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What is contained in the climax?

• The characters names and what they are like

• It's the most tense part of the story.

• It is where the conflict builds

• It is where the problem is finally solved.

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What happens in the Falling Action?

• The problem is developed and conflict is explained.

• Usually, the tension begins to lesson, and the reader relaxes.

• You find out why the conflict happened.

• It is sometimes referred to as the nail biter.

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The resolution contains:

• The important details of the story.

• The end of the story.

• The main characters and setting of the story.

• How the setting shows a time and place.