Story Elements Vocabulary

Front

Thoughts or words of characters in a story

Back

Dialogue

Front

When and where a story takes place

Back

Setting

Front

The narrator tells the story or provides information

Back

Point of View

Front

The author tells you what the character is like

Back

Direct Characterization

Front

The way an author creates a feeling or attitude in a story

Back

Tone

Front

The problem in the story

Back

Conflict

Front

The events in the story

Back

Plot

Front

The way a story makes the reader feel

Back

Mood

Front

The reader must infer what the character is like based on behavior, speech, thoughts, actions, etc.

Back

Indirect Characterization

Front

A character's feelings, thoughts, and emotions about another character or the events in a story

Back

Perspective