ELEMENTS OF A STORY

All the parts of the story that make the story what it is.

• plot
•  setting
• main character
• climax

The world of the story, the time and place in which the story takes place.

• Protagonist
• Rising Action
• Turnaround
• Setting

People, animals, or creatures that play a role in the story.

• Climax
• Conflict
• Characters 
• Text

The most important character in the story, the story centers around this character. 

• Minor Character
• Main Character
• Character
• Plot

They do not have a big role, but help the story along, they're in the background.

• Antagonist
• Minor Character
• Protagonist
• Climax

The beginning of the story when the author "exposes" the reader to the setting and characters.

• Rising Action
• Start
• Plot
• Exposition

The good guy, the hero, the one who is often likable, who the reader is rooting for. 

• Antagonist 
• Plot
• Protagonist
• Main Character

The bad guy, the villain, an unlikable character, an opposing force in the story.

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Minor Character
• Villain 

The problem, Issue, struggle, or obstacle the main character is going through.

• Plot
• Conflict
• Misfortune
• Event

The series of events in the story that unfold as the conflict builds or grows, the main character has to deal with or stop.

• Middle
• Conflict
• Falling Action
• Rising Action