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ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE STORIES
ELEMENTS OF STORIES SettingPlotConflictCharacterThemePoint of ViewImagery
SETTINGTime
- Past- Present- Future
Place- School- A Castle- Bedroom
What is our current setting?
PLOT The structure of a story.
- How the author arranges events.
Plot Includes: Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
CONFLICT
CONFLICT CONTINUED
CHARACTERProtagonist
- Central Character- Usually hero/heroine
Antagonist- Another main character- Usually villain
Foil- Secondary or minor character
Characters CAN change!
THEMEThe underlying central idea of a
story. May be clearly stated or implied.
To help find the theme of a story, ask yourself:
What does the main character learn?
POINT OF VIEWFirst Person
- Narrator is a character- Uses I, me, my, mine
Third Person Objective- Narrator is NOT a character- Uses he, his, she, it, they- Narrator is an outsider who can only report what he or she sees and hears.
POINT OF VIEW CONTINUEDThird Person Limited
- Narrator is NOT a character- Uses he, his, she, it, they- Narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.
Omniscient- Narrator is al all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of one or more characters.
IMAGERYDescriptions of people or objects
stated in terms of our senses.
Taste, Smell, Hear, Sight, Touch
It is the “mental picture” the readers experience.
CREATING YOUR OWN NARRATIVE STORY
Come up with an ideaMap your thoughtsWrite a rough draftReviseWrite a final copy
MAPPING YOUR THOUGHTS
The Three
Little Pigs
Pig catches
wolf
Wolf blows down the
pig’s houses
Pigs build
houses
REFERENCES Clip Art from Microsoft Steele, Kimberly. "Literary Elements Advance
Organizer." June 1997. File last modified on 14 Nov. 2007. PDF file.
Scholastic. "Plot Diagram." 1996. File last modified on 2009. PDF file.
Steele, Kimberly. "Conflict." June 1997. File last modified on 14 Nov. 2007. PDF file.
Shaner, Evan. "Batman and Villains." 30 Apr. 2008. File last modified on 1 Apr. 2009. JPG file.
GOOD LUCK!