Narratives

a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist

• character

• plot

• conflict

• setting

A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

• Exposition 

• Rising Action

• Turning Point

• Falling Action

• Resolution

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

Introduces background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers.

• Exposition 

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Turning Point

• Resolution

Concludes the entire story. Wraps up any loose ends and settles the story’s conflicts.

• Exposition 

• Rising Action

• Turning Point

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

• Exposition 

• Rising Action

• Turning Point

• Falling Action

• Resolution

the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

Internal Conflict

• a struggle between a character and an outside force (another character or nature)

• a struggle happening within a character’s mind

The part of a literary plot that occurs after the Turning Point has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

• Exposition 

• Rising Action

• Turning Point

• Falling Action

• Resolution

External Conflict

• a struggle between a character and an outside force (another character or nature)

• a struggle happening within a character’s mind