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Story Elements

Story Elements. Every story needs characters. People. Animals. Or Creatures. Characters. Characters are people or animals (real or imaginary) who carry the action of the plot. The protagonist is the main character in the story.

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Story Elements

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  1. Story Elements

  2. Every story needscharacters People Animals Or Creatures

  3. Characters Characters are people or animals (real or imaginary) who carry the action of the plot.

  4. The protagonist is the maincharacter in the story.

  5. The antagonist is the character opposing the protagonist.

  6. CHARACTER TYPES • Round and Dynamic • Flat and Static

  7. DYNAMIC/ROUND CHARACTERS • Dynamic- the main character undergoes an important internal change by the end of the story He/she has some type of new understanding. • Round- three-dimensional character. Physical, mental, and emotional expressions are revealed about him/her.

  8. FLAT /STATIC CHARACTERS Static- character does not undergo any type of change/ stays the same from beginning to end Ex. Wicked Stepmother Flat- two-dimensional, uncomplicated character who is usually an extra in the story Ex. footman

  9. The time and place of the story is the setting.

  10. Conflict Conflict is the struggle between two opposing forces. It is the basis for the plot and serves to drive the action of the story forward. • External- a character struggles with some outside force • Ex: person vs. person person vs. nature • Internal- struggle within oneself over a difficult choice or opposing emetions • Ex: right from wrong

  11. Plot The plot is a sequence of events that happen in a story. • Exposition • Rising Action • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution

  12. Climax The climax is the point of greatest interest and emotional involvement. Rising Action Falling Action The events and complications that lead to an important and dramatic point. The events that develop from the climax and lead to the conclusion. Resolution Exposition An exposition is an introduction of characters, setting, and situations of plot. The resolution is the final outcome of the story.

  13. Characterization • The way a writer creates and develops characters. • The five methods to reveal characters are: • Appearance • Actions and Speech • Character’s Thought • Reactions of Others • Statement of the Author

  14. Dialogue • The written conversation between two or more characters.

  15. The tone is the attitude of the author toward a character, subject or audience.

  16. The theme or moralof a story is the author’s message or lesson learned.

  17. The point of view is the perspective of the story. “I was framed! I just wanted to borrow a cup of sugar!” “That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!”

  18. First-Person Point of View • The narrator is a character the story. • Uses the words “I” “me” “mine.” • When reading stories in the first person, we need to realize that what the narrator is recounting might not be the objective truth • We should question the trustworthiness of the accounting

  19. Third-Person Point of View • The narrative voice is outside the action. • The narrator is not one of the characters in the story. • Words like “he” or “she” refer to the main character. • This point of view helps us share that character’s reactions to the story’s events.

  20. Omniscient Point of View The all-knowing point of view. The narrator is above the action, looking down on it like a god and sees into the minds of all of the characters. This narrator can tell you everything about all the characters, even their most private thoughts.

  21. Elements of a Short Story The End conclusion point of view theme tone characters rising action climax conflict setting falling action

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