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    Elements of Narrative

    English
    Ms. Pang

    The best stories, or narratives


    Climax

    Exposition

    Resolution

    leave you breathless.

    PLOT
    The events that happen in the story
    A. Exposition: Introduction to
    characters & setting.
    B. Rising Action: Readers
    learn about character
    conflicts.
    C. Climax: Most dramatic
    moment, a turning point in
    the story.
    D. Falling Action: How things
    begin to get resolved.
    E. Resolution: How everything
    turns out.

    CHARACTERS
    The people, animals or imaginary beings in a
    story.
    A. Main character(s)
    Story is about them.
    B. Minor character(s):
    They support the
    main character.
    C. Character traits:
    Personality shown by
    what they say, think,
    or do.

    Setting
    Where and when the story takes place.
    A. WHERE: house, city,
    town, backyard, a
    kitchen, Mars, etc.
    B. WHEN: year, season,
    time period, time of
    day, etc.

    CONFLICT
    The problem(s) encountered in the story.
    A. External
    conflicts:
    character VS
    character.
    character VS
    nature, character
    VS world/idea
    B. Internal conflicts:
    character VS him/
    herself

    THEME
    The message(s) about life that the
    author is trying to get across.
    A. Universal Idea about
    life.
    B. Bigger than the
    story itself.

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