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ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE WORKSHEET —
Name__________________________________ Rob Melton — EnglishPeriod__________Date_________________ 
PEOPLE (CHARACTERS)
1.Who is the central character (protagonist)?2.What are his or her desires or motivations (what he or she can’t have now)?3.Who or what prevents the main character from getting what he or she wants now?4.What complications does the main character experience?5.How is it resolved?CHARACTERCONFLICTCOMPLICATIONSCLIMAXCONCLUSION6.What are the words and actions that reveal something about the characters, either directly orindirectly? What character traits do these words and actions reveal?
PLACE (SETTING)
m Universal m Specific7.When does the story take place: Name the eon, era, age, millennium, century, decade, year,season, month, day and date, hour, minute and second, if possible. Why does it take place in thistime period?8.Where does the story take place: Name the universe, planet, continent, region, country, state,county, city, neighborhood, street, if possible. Why does it take place here? If there are otherlocations in the story, list them all. Why does the story take place in these places?
 
9.Consider other aspects of place and their significance: Weather, culture, beliefs, customs of apeople or a given time period? Why are these aspects significant?10.Describe how the setting influences the characters as well as the mood and tone and meaning of the story.
PLOT (PLOT) — THE FIVE C’S
11.The plot is the sequence of action in a story. Through Exposition we are introduced to
Characters
who find themselves in
Conflict
(see questions 12) which leads to further
Complications
(risingaction) which inevitably leads to the
Climax
(highest point of interest) which, when resolved,leads to the
Conclusion
(or falling action).In order, list the key plot changes as seen through the action of the story’s characters. Be brief.12.What is the nature of the story’s conflict?m man v. man m man. v. himself m man v. society m man v. nature m man v. fate m man v. ________ Explain.13.What is the internal conflict? How is it resolved?14.What is the external conflict? How is it resolved?
 
POINT (THEME)
15.What is the meaning or point of the story?16.What is the story’s central idea, or insight, about life? Look at how the main character changesduring the course of the story and how the main conflict is resolved. The title can also sometimesgive you a hint.
PERSPECTIVE (FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE)
17. NARRATOR: m First person m Second person m Third person omniscient m Third personlimited m Objective third personFrom what point of view is the story told? Why?18. DICTION: m Formal m Informal m Casual m Slang m Dialect m Archaic19. DESCRIPTION AND DIALOGUE: : m Sight m Sound m Taste m Touch m Smell mImagery
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