Narrative Elements

• Time - When the story takes place; specific date/time.
• Place- where the story takes place; geographical location
• Mood- the feeling the reader has from the story; atmosphere
• Tone- the writer's attitude
• Protagonist - the main character in a story
• Antagonist - the character or force that works or competes against the protagonist
• Round Character - a well developed character / complex
• Round Character - reader learns a lot about this type of character
• Flat Character - NOT well developed
• Flat Character - the reader does NOT learn a lot about this type of character
• Static Character - the character does NOT undergo significant changes throughout the story
• Static Character - the opinions, attitudes, and actions do NOT really change
• Dynamic Character - the character DOES undergo significant changes throughout the story
• Dynamic Character - the opinions, attitudes, and actions DO CHANGE
• Rising Action - a series of events that lead up to the climax
• Rising Action - conflict is introduced / also called the complication
• Climax - the highest point of the story
• Climax - the point of highest emotional intensity
• Climax - the turning point in the story
• Falling Action - the final events of the story
• Falling Action - the conflict is decided or resolved / also called the denouement
• Conclusion / Resolution - the ending of the story
• Conclusion / Resolution - the impact of the resolution becomes clear
• First Person - when one of the characters tells the story
• Omniscient - the narrator relates the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters
• Omniscient - "god-like" narrator
• L-Ominiscient- the narrator relates the thoughts and feelings of only one or a few characters