Narrative Writing

The time and place or the "when and where" of a story are called the...

• plot

• climax

• antagonist

• setting

the first step of the writing process is called

• drafting

• prewriting

• publishing

• editing

The person, animals, and things participating in a story

• setting

• plot

• characters

• antagonist

The feeling that the author tries to convey throughout the story.

• tone

• mood

• falling action

• rising action

the force in opposition of the protagonist; this person may not be “bad” or “evil”, but he/she opposes the protagonist in a significant way

• protagonist

• characters

• plot

• antagonist

Introduction; characters, setting and conflict (problem) are introduced

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Climax

events that occur as result of central conflict

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

• denoument

highest point of interest or suspense of a story

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

Tension eases; events show the results of how the main character begins to resolve the conflict

• resolution

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

Loose ends are tied up; the conflict is solved

• expostion

• resolution

• falling action

• climax