Narrative Writing Vocabulary Preview

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Setting

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The time and place of a story (when and where).

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Conflict

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The struggle or problem between opposing forces or characters in a story.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told.

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Third Person Limited

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A point of view where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

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Third Person Omniscient

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A point of view where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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Exposition (Introduction)

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The conflict, setting, and characters are introduced (the first stage of the plot).

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Climax

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The turning point of the story where the character deals with the conflict (the third stage of plot).

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Falling Action

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Series of events where the character deals with the consequences of the climax (the fourth stage of plot).

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Resolution

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The story ends. The reader finds out the resolution to the conflict and what happens to the characters in the story (the fifth stage of plot).

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Character

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A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.