SIX ELEMENTS OF A STORY

SETTING

• Setting is the location in which a story takes place.
• It is also the time that a certain event happens.
• In many occurrences, the weather conditions and the mood matter.

CHARACTER

• A character is an individual that takes part in the story.
• Round characters have complex personalities.
• Flat characters are only briefly presented in a story.
• A dynamic character's personality changes during the story.
• Static characters have a few characteristics that never change.

PLOT

• The plot of a story is how the author elaborates his or her idea.
• They do this by arranging the events in a certain order.
• The five parts of a plot are:
• Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.

CONFLICT

• Conflict ties each occurrence in a story to each other.
• In a story, there may be one or many struggles.
• The conflict is a critical part in the plot.
• The four types of conflict are:

POINT OF VIEW

• Point of view is the perspective that the story is being told.
• There are eight different points of view. They are:

THEME

• Theme is described as the controlling idea of a story.
• It is the idea that the author is trying to get across to the readers.
• Example:

THE END!