Story Elements Flashcards
(24 cards)
Character
A person, animal, or figure in the story.
Setting
Where and when the story takes place
Plot
The sequence of events that happen in a story
Protagonist
The main character, usually the ‘‘hero”
Antagonist
The character or force that opposes the protagonist
Theme
The main message or lesson in a story
Conflict
The problem or struggle in a story
Internal conflict
A struggle inside a characters mind
External conflict
A struggle between a character and an outside force
Climax
The most intense or exciting moment of a story
Inciting incident
The event that starts the main conflict
First person pov
The narrator is a character in the story uses “I” “me”
Second person pov
The narrator speaks directly to the reader using “you”
Third person limited pov
The narrator tells the story but only knows thoughts and feelings of one character
Third person omniscient pov
The narrator knows everything about all the characters
Tone
The authors attitude towards the subsect
Mood
The feeling a reader gets from a story
Irony
When the opposite of what expected happens
Juxtaposition
Placing two opposite things side by side to highlight differences
Parallelism
Repeating similar sentences structures for effect
Pathetic fallacy
When the weather reflects a characters emotions
Imagery
Descriptive language that creates a picture in the readers mind
Symbolism
When an object, person, or event represents something deeper
Motif
A represented idea, object, or symbol in the story
