STORY

STORY

1. structure

   • plot
     • A chain of related events, each event developing out of the prior one.
   • characters
     • The primary element of storytelling.
   • setting
     • It is the time and the place in which the story unfolds.
   • conflict
     • It is a struggle between opposing forces.
       • internal conflict
         • It is a struggle between opposing desires or emotions in a person.
       • external conflict
         • It is a struggle between a character and some outside force
   • denouement or resolution
     • It is when the story is closed, the conflicts are resolved.
   • climax
     • The most emotional and tense part of the plot.
   • theme
     • It is the idea that underlies the story.
   • doormat or exposition
     • It is the entry to the story.

2. elemens

   • narrators
     • point of view
       • It has to do with who is telling the story .
     • objective or dramatic narrator
       • He record only speeches and actions, with absolutely no comments the characters or events .
     • omniscient narrator
       • This god-like being, who is not in the story, looks down all the characters as if from a mountaintop.
     • first person narrator
       • It is a main character in the story, supplies all the information.
     • limited third person narrator
       • ths narrator, who is not in the story, focuses on the thoughts and responses of one character.

3. Others

   • suspense
     • Anxious curiosity.
   • complications
     • Events that make the character's problem worse .
   • foreshadowing
     • hints or clues about that will happen later.