Story Elements: The Basics

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