Story Element Vocabulary Terms

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Inference

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The act or process of drawing a conclusion or making a prediction based on what one already knows either from prior knowledge, observations or evidence found in the text.

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Cite Evidence

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Evidence offers challenges and support to the reasons given. Evidence comes in various forms including specific examples, statistics, data, testimonies and narratives.

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Summarize

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To make a summary of; state or express in a concise form. Bring it all together.

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Plot

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The arrangement of the action of a story. The elements of a story: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

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Setting

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The time and place of the story. The surroundings or environment of a story.

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Character Traits

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The qualities shown by a character such as physical traits (tall, brown eyes) or personality (kind, anxious).

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Dynamic Character

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A literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude.

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Static Character

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A literary or dramatic character who has no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop.

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Conflict

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A struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces (external conflict); the characters emotions (internal conflict).

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Exposition

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The part of a story that talks about important background information to the audience that includes the setting, info about the characters happenings or events that occur before the main plot.