Narrative Writing Vocabulary

The problem or challenge that the main character faces in a story.

• Setting

• Voice

• Opinion

• Conflict

The words that characters say to each other in the story.

• Dialogue

• Voice

• Paragraph

• Theme

The sequence of events that make up the story.

• Plot

• Setting

• Tone

• Voice

The person, animal, or object that the story is about.

• Plot

• Character

• Introduction

• Point of view

The time and place where the story takes place.

• Resolution

• Character

• Setting

• Plot

The message or lesson that the story conveys.

• Theme

• Character

• Plot

• Narrator

The solution to the conflict in the story.

• Dialogue

• Setting

• Theme

• Resolution

The perspective from which the story is told (e.g., first person, third person).

• Character

• Conflict

• Point of View

• Narrator

The person who tells the story.

• Point of View

• Setting

• Dialogue

• Narrator

Hints or clues that suggest what will happen later in the story.

• Narrator

• Foreshadowing

• Setting

• Plot