Story Elements- Narrative Text

Story Elements- Narrative Text

Narrative• Also known as “fiction”• Fiction is writing that is not true. • A narrative is a story with a

beginning, middle, and end.

Plot

• sequence (or order) of events in a story.

1 2 3

Setting• Time and/or place of a

story.

Characters• People, animals, or

creatures involved in the story.

Conflict• the problem that needs to

be solved in a story

Rising Action• the events that lead to the

climax, and can create suspense.

Climax• the most intense part of the

story, or a major turning point in a story

Falling Action• Set of actions and events

bringing the story to an end.

Resolution• Also known as the conclusion• The conclusion, end result, or

outcome of the story.

Theme• The "big picture" or the

lesson / moral of the story.

Big Idea!!

Parts of Fiction / Narrative

Parts of Fiction / Narrative

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Narrator• This is the person telling the

story in a narrative or short story

Point of View• The vantage point or direction

from which a story is told.• Two main types:

–First Person–Third Person

First Person Point of View

• The narrator is an actual character in the story.

Third PersonPoint of View

• The narrator is someone outside of the story (not a character in the story).

Dynamic Character• A character in the story who goes

through a permanent change in outlook or personality during the story.

Protagonist• The central character• The action usually revolves around

this character, who is greatly involved in the main conflict.

Antagonist• A person or force that opposes the

protagonist (central character) in a story.

Thesis Statement• A statement used in writing to:

–Open or introduce –Provide the main idea–Serve as a focus

Figurative Language• Language used to enhance

description• Not meant to be taken literally• Can also include Figures of Speech

Simile Metaphor

Simile• Figurative language, using like or

as to compare two things• Example:

– I am as hungry as a horse!

Metaphor• Figurative language• Compares two things, without use

of like or as.• States that one thing is another

thing.• Example:

– The girl was a beautiful butterfly, dancing across the stage.

Allusion• Literary device• The writer or speaker refers to a

person, event or thing in history or to a work of art or literature

Foreshadowing• The use of hints or clues in a story

to suggest what action is to come

Flashback• A scene that interrupts the events

in a story to tell what has happened in the past.

The End!