Story Elements

The part in the story that starts to bring the story to a close

• Setting
• Falling Action
• Resolution
• Force

The character who prevents the protagonist from reaching his/her goal.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• main character

The beginning of the story where the setting and main character are introduced

• Exposition
• Plot
• Climax
• Resolution

The struggle or problem in a story

• Exposition
• Resolution
• Conflict
• Antagonist

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.

• exposition
• resolution
• rising action
• conflict

The main character in story who wants to reach a goal.

• protagonist

• antagonist

The series of events that make up a story

• Characters
• Conflict
• Theme
• Plot

This part of a story is where the conflict takes place and it leads up to the character having to make a decision about the problem

• Internal Forces
• Climax
• Rising Action
• Falling Action

The people, animals, or things that help to shape the plot

• Internal Force
• Rising Action
• Protagonist
• Characters

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

• rising action
• falling action
• exposition
• resolution