story element

A story's main character is the...

• antagonist

• protagonist

What two things makes up a story's setting?

• time and place

• time and conflict

• place and resolution

• resolution and conflict

Telling of a story by a narrator who is a character in the story and describes his or her own thoughts and feelings

• First person point of view

• Second person point of view

• Third person limited point of view

• Third person omniscient point of view

This type of conflict is a struggle within a character’s mind. It may occur when a character faces a difficult decision or conflicting feelings.

• Character vs. character
• Internal conflict
• Character vs. nature
• Character vs. society

the important message about life that a writer shares with the readers; the lesson learned

• antagonist
• theme
• flashback

a part of a story or movie that describes or shows something that happened in the past

• flashback
• characters
• plot

The people or animals in stories

• Details

• Problem/Solution

• Characters

• Plot

_____ evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions

• Mood
• Topic
• Moral

The author gives the reader hints and clues about what is coming next

• symbol
• foreshadowing
• metaphor
• simile

When the author directly tells us what the character looks like or what they act like in the text

• antagonist
• indirect characterization
• direct characterization
• foil