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 * Elements of Plot for a Narrative Story **

Character – a person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work

Characterization – the way a writer reveals the personality of a character

Climax – the point in the story that causes the greatest suspense or interest

Conflict – a struggle between opposing forces or characters

Falling action – events occurring after the climax

Flashback – interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an earlier time

Foreshadowing – the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur late in the plot

Narrative - A story about fictional or real events, which follows a basic standard format. Narratives include a plot, setting, characters, structure (introduction, complication, resolution), and theme.

Parallel episodes – Two story lines happening at the same time in a given story

Point of view – from whose perspective the writing is Ex. (1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person)

Resolution – the outcome or the end result

Rising action – the events in the story that occur before the climax

Setting – the time and place that a story occurs

Theme – the general idea or insight about life that a work of literature or writing reveals

Narrative Plot Line