Story Elements

the time and place of a story or play

• antagonist

• climax

• falling action

• setting

a person in the story

• character

• exposition

• falling action

• rising action

the opponent or rival of the hero in the story

• antagonist

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

the central character in the story, novel, or play

• antagonist

• conflict

• rising action

• protagonist

the series of related events in the story

• antagonist

• character

• plot

• resolution

the opening or the 1st part of the plot, here the author describes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives background information

• climax

• exposition

• plot

• resolution

the part in which the author describes the conflict in the story

• antagonist

• expostion

• rising action

• setting

the problem in the story

• character

• climax

• conflict

• resolution

the turning point in the story, the part where the problem is at its worst

• character

• conflict

• climax

• falling action

the part where the author describes how the problem is solved

• exposition

• falling action

• rising action

• setting