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Plot. Elements Plot. 1.Title/Author/Genre/ Point of View. The author writes the story but is not in the story Genre is the type of literature. It can be Short Story, Fiction, Nonfiction, Drama or Poetry.
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Plot Elements Plot
1.Title/Author/Genre/ Point of View • The author writes the story but is not in the story • Genre is the type of literature. It can be Short Story, Fiction, Nonfiction, Drama or Poetry. • Point of View. A piece of literature can be toldby a person in the story (First Person) or by a Narrator (Third Person).
2. Setting • When and where the story takes place.
3. Characters • The people or sometimes animals that are in the story. • Protagonist-is the main character; sometimes known as the hero. • Antagonist-the character in conflict with the Protagonist (the bad guy).
4. Exposition • What is happening as the story begins. • The exposition will include information about the setting and the characters.
5. Rising action • Events that occur before the Climax. Before you discuss the rising action, you must determine what the climax of the story is.
6. Climax • The turning point of the story • The point of highest interest and suspense • Usually occurs near the end of the story
7. Falling action • Denouement-the events that occur after the climax.
8. conflict • Internal: Man vs. Himself • External: • Man vs. Man • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Society
9. resolution • How the conflict is resolved • How the story ends
10. themes • Lessons that you can learn from a story that you can apply to your life. • The “Big Idea” • There can be many themes for every story