Short Story Elements of Fiction Graphic Organizer

Name______________________________________________ Elements Plot Components -pacing -exposition vs. action -rise of action -climax -foreshadowing -point of view/perspective -character? -omniscient? -limited omniscient? -heroic? Anti-hero? -round, dynamic, flat, or static? -many characters or one character? -place -time -internal vs. external -one major conflict? Many conflicts? -resolved? -central idea -stated directly or implied by events? Date: __________________________ Textual Examples Period: _____________________

Narrator

Characters

Setting Conflict

Theme(s)

Symbolism

-one symbol or many symbols? -idea or concept? -truth?

Adapted from: Elements of story. Retrieved on July 1, 2013 from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b7PDIMpDO5gyTSVndoG5w6JggkRg5gJtpLDOZbtSMCI/edit?hl=en&authkey=CLuHkooK&pli=1