ELEMENTS OF A STORY
Elements of a Short Story Plot Theme Setting Character Point of View Conflict
Plot: How Stories Happen What is plot? The structure of a story; what happens
Parts of Plot Climax
Rising Action
Exposition
Falling Action
Resolution
What is Exposition? ••Beginning Beginning of of story story ••Introduces Introduces characters, characters, setting, setting, and and tone tone
What is Rising Action? ••Plot Plot becomes becomes increasingly increasingly complicated complicated ••Various Various problems problems arise arise
What is Climax? The The high high point point of of aa story story
What is Falling Action? ••Action Action following following the the climax climax ••Leads Leads to to the the end end
What is Resolution? ••Problems Problems are are solved solved ••Action Action comes comes to to an an end end
What is the high point of action in a story?
A. Exposition B. Resolution C. Climax D. Falling action
What is Theme? ••Message Message about about life; life; what what the the main main character character learns learns ••What What the the work work is is about about
The setting answers the question, “What is the work about?”
True False
What is a Character?
AA person person or or animal animal inin aa story story
Character What is a protagonist?
Main Main character character Hero Hero of of the the story story
Character What is an antagonist?
Opposes Opposes protagonist protagonist •• Bad guy Bad guy ••
Who is the hero or central character of a story?
A. Protagonist B. Climax C. Exposition D. Antagonist
What is Point of View? Perspective Perspective from from which which the the story story isis told told
Point of View •First-person •Third-person •Third-person limited •Third-person omniscient
Who Who isis telling telling the the story? story?
What is Conflict? AA struggle struggle between between opposing opposing forces forces in in aa story story
What is Conflict? ••Person Person against against person person ••Person Person against against self self ••Person Person against against society society ••Person Person against against nature nature
Which is a Point of View? A. Third person B. Exposition C. Person against self D. Setting
Congratulations! You know the Elements of a Short Story!!! `
Plot Theme Setting Character Point of View Conflict