Creative Writing Elements

Front

Background info about characters and setting at the story's start.

Back

Exposition

Front

Events leading to the climax.

Back

Rising Action

Front

Turning point in a story.

Back

Climax

Front

Time and place of the story.

Back

Setting

Front

People/animals involved in the story.

Back

Characters

Front

Main challenge in the story.

Back

Conflict

Front

Period after climax that deflates tension.

Back

Falling Action

Front

End of the story where events are explained.

Back

Resolution

Front

Main idea or meaning of a story.

Back

Theme

Front

Sequence of events in a story.

Back

Plot