The Elements of a Story

in a story is what the characters are saying

• introduction
• resolution
• dialogue
• climax

feelings and opinions, that people have about a topic   

• point of view 
• introduction
• rising action
• morals 

how characters think, feel, and act 

• climax
• traits
• plot
• resolution

main events of a story 

• plot
• morals
• motifs
• traits

the characters and setting, the beginning of the story   

• falling action
• introduction
• resolution
• plot

describes a problem the characters have

• setting
• characters
• plot
• rising action

the most exciting part of the story

• climax
• conclusion
• resolution
• theme 

tells what happens as a result of the characters’ decision or discovery.

• conclusion 
• theme
• falling action
• plot

includes the remaining pieces of information that help the story come to an ending that makes sense to readers.

• resolution
• characters
• falling action
• rising action

the people or animals in a story 

• moral
• plot
• motifs
• characters