Features of Prose

The series of events building up to the point of greatest importance in the narrative

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Falling action

The most important point of the narrative, where events of the greatest intensity occur

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Conclusion

Any writing that does not have a metrical structure and rhythmical pattern like poetry; composed of sentences and paragraphs instead of lines and stanzas

• Poetry

• Prose

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Events in the story are not real; they are products of the author’s imagination

examples are short stories and novels

• Prose

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

important background information helpful in setting up a story; includes the setting and the main character’s backstory

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Conclusion

This refers to people, animals, or things that act out of the story

• Characters

• Plot

• Style

• Theme

This refers to the time and place in which the story happens

• Characters

• Plot

• Settings

• Theme

This refers to the series of events that develop a problem for the characters, lead up to a climax and provide a resolution to the problem.

• Characters

• Plot

• Style

• Theme

This refers to the kind of language used to tell the story.

• Theme

• Characters

• Style

• Theme

This refers to the main idea in the story or what the story is all about.

• Style

• Plot

• Theme

• Plot