Basic Story Elements Flaschcards

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genre

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Type of writing

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character

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Person or animal

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protagonist

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Main character

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antagonist

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One who goes against the main character

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setting

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Time and place

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plot

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Sequence (order) of events in a story

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conflict

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Struggle between two forces; fight; problem

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theme

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Central message; lesson learned; moral

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symbol

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An object or idea that represents something else

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point of view

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Who is telling the story