Every story needs characters, including people, animals, or creatures. It also requires a protagonist, or main good character, and an antagonist, or main opposing force. A key element is conflict, which can involve man vs. man, nature, society, machines, or oneself. Other important components are the setting, which establishes the time and place, a climax as the most exciting part, and the perspective of the point of view. Foreshadowing also provides hints about what will happen next.

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

2. Every story needs characters
People
Animals
Or Creatures

3. The protagonist is the “good guy”

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

5. Great stories have a conflict
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Machine Man vs. Himself

6. 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!

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

8. The climax is the most exciting
part!!

9. 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!”

10. Whether you’re the reader, or the
writer, a great story includes all
these literary elements!!!
foreshadowing
protagonist
conflict
climax
characters
setting
antagonist
point of view