Story Elements: The Basics

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Across
  1. 1. time, place, and duration of the story
  2. 4. character vs. ____________ is a struggle between a character and a machine or computer
  3. 8. an interruption in the story where the speaker or character goes back in time to a past situation
  4. 12. the outcome of the conflict
  5. 14. after the climax, on the way to the resolution
  6. 15. character vs. ___________ is a struggle between a character and something outside the natural world
  7. 16. the central message the author wants to convey
  8. 17. character vs. __________: a struggle between a character and another person
  9. 19. the starting event of the story, what starts the conflict
  10. 20. the perspective from which the story is written
  11. 23. a conflict where the character is in a struggle with an outside force
Down
  1. 2. introduction of the setting, characters, and basic situation
  2. 3. character vs. ____________ is a struggle between a character and something the cannot control such as the weather, illness, or animals
  3. 5. character vs. ___________: the character must make a difficult decision
  4. 6. the turning point in the story
  5. 7. the reader gets hints as to what will happen next
  6. 9. character vs. ____________ is a struggle between a character and a law, rule, or group of people
  7. 10. the way the author reveals the character's personality
  8. 11. the person who writes the story
  9. 13. the suspense builds before the conflict
  10. 18. the problem in the story
  11. 21. a conflict where the character has to make a decision, also called character vs. self
  12. 22. the person who tells the story