Five Elements of a Story

A fictional narrative prose with a few characters, limited setting, and a single major event.

• Novel

• Short Story

• Article

• Essay

• Magazine

the people, animals, strange creatures or objects in a story

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Point of View

the locale (place) and period (time) of a story

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Point of View

the series of events from the beginning until the end of a story

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Point of View

the general truth or the life lesson(s) that of a story

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Point of View

the method or style that writers use to tell / narrate a story

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Point of View

the part of the story when characters, settings, and tension/conflict are introduced

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

the part of the story when the tension builds and the story is getting more and more interesting

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

the highest point of interest in the story, where the best action takes place

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

during this part, the story comes close to its end

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution