introduces what the characters are doing at the beginning of the story and setting

series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax

a struggle between a character and an outside force such as another character, society, nature, or technology

a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

the point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest; usually the point at which the major conflict is resolved

the events following the climax leading to the resolution showing the characters’ reaction to the climax

the ending of a story stating the final outcome of the conflict of what the characters are doing at the end of the story

follows the climax and leads to the resolution, the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work; the unraveling of the plot

a person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) who is the doorway into the story

the perspective from which the story is told

the time, place, and environment in which the story takes place

a unifying idea that is recurrent throughout a literary selection that provides insight about humanity

writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.