Story Literary Elements

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Story Literary Elements

• Some basics that every good story must have .

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The time and place of the story is the
settingthe where and the when of a story
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The point of view is the perspective the story is
told from
I was framed! I just wanted to borrow a cup of
sugar!
That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!
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First Person

• Uses words like I, me, we.
• The narrator is a character in the story.
• We know ONE CHARACTERS thoughts, feelings, and
  actions

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Third Person Limited

• Uses words like he, she, they.
• The narrator is NOT a character in the story.
• We know the thoughts and feelings of only a few
  (limited ) characters.

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Third Person Omniscient

• Omniscient omniall scientknowledge
• Uses words like he, she, they.
• The narrator is NOT a character in the story.
• We know the thoughts and feelings of many
  characters in the story.

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Why Is Point of View Important?

• The narrators point of view determines what and
  how much you learn about the storys characters,
  events, and places.
• You have to know if you should believe the
  narrator
• How much does this narrator know and understand?
• How much does this narrator want me to know?
• How would this story be different if someone else
  were telling it?
• Can I trust this narrator?

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Every story needs characters

• People

Animals
Or Creatures
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The protagonist is the good guy
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The antagonist is the bad guy
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PLOT DIAGRAM
The sequence or order of events in a story.
Climax
Rising Action
Conflict
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
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PLOT

• Exposition- This usually occurs at the beginning
  of a short story. Here the characters are
  introduced. We also learn about the setting of
  the story. Most importantly, we are introduced
  to the main conflict (main problem).
• Rising Action - This part of the story begins to
  develop the conflict(s). A building of interest
  or suspense occurs.

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More PLOT

• Climax - This is the turning point of the story.
  Usually the main character comes face to face
  with a conflict. The main character will change
  in some way.
• The Oh my gosh moment. You ask yourself,
  Whats going to happen next?!

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More PLOT

• Falling Action - All loose ends of the plot are
  tied up. The conflict(s) and climax are taken
  care of
• Resolution - The story comes to a reasonable
  ending.

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Conflict (internal and external)

• Conflict - Struggles or problems between
  opposing. The problem that must be solved.
• Types-
• Character versus character-
• two characters against each
• other. An argument or
• disagreement
• Character versus self- a character battling her
  own internal struggles/mind
• This is Internal conflict!!!

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Conflict

• Character versus society/world-disagreement with
  societys values, law, or beliefs
• Character versus nature-a struggle against
  weather, land, animals, etc.