Literary elements characters

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1. Story Literary Elements
Some basics that every good story
must have ….

2. Every story needs characters
People
Animals
Or Creatures
A character is a person, an animal, or an imaginary
creature in aliterary work.

3. 3
fCharacters can either be dynamic
or static
fDynamic characters grow and
change during a story.
fStatic characters remain the same
throughout a story.

4. 4
fPay attention to what characters think,
feel, and do. You will find that main
characters are often dynamic
characters. They are described in detail,
so readers learn not only about their
appearance and actions but their hopes
and fears as well.

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6. The protagonist is the “good guy”

7. The antagonist is the “bad guy”
or force

8. Great stories have a conflict
Man vs. Man
Man vs. NatureMan vs. Society Man vs. HimselfMan vs. Machine

9. A hint about what will happen
next is called foreshadowing
For example, if you hear this:
Then you know someone’s about to get eaten!

10. The time and place of the story is
the setting

11. The climax is the most exciting
part!!

12. The point of view is the
perspective of the story
“That rotten wolf tried
to eat us!!!!”
“I was framed! I just
wanted to borrow a
cup of sugar!”