Story Elements

This can be thought of as a challenge or problem that drives the action of the story

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

This relates to the events that happen in a story in a certain structure. It is the "what" of the story.

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

This element of a story performs the actions and speaks the dialogue of a story. It moves a story’s plot forward and is the "who" of a story

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

This element refers not only to the physical location, but also the time the action takes place. It is the "where" and the "when" of a story.

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

The message, meaning or moral of the story.

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Theme

The beginning of the story, including the characters and setting.

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The events that build suspense and increase interest in a story

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The point of greatest suspense and intensity; usually near the end of the story

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The events that wrap up the story

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

How the story ends and the problem is solved

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution