• A narrative is a spoken or written explanation

of related events in the order that they

happened. Its elements include the setting,
characters, plot, conflict or problem,
conclusion, and theme.
 Let us analyze the Element
of a short story ‘’ A question
of Courage”
STORY ELEMENTS
 SETTING
 CHARACTERS
 PLOT
 CONCLUSION
 THEME
 SETTING
Is the element that tells the place
and time when the story happened.
There are many different ways of
presenting the setting of a story.
The author directly states the place and the
time.
Examples:
1. Life on the farm was busy.
2. His trousers were not even torn but by
night the knee had begun to ache.
The author uses words that would suggest
the place and time.
Examples:
1. The salty breeze dried the husband’s
face.
2. The poor husband suffered the cold wind
alone in the dark.
1. Cinderella as a young girl, long ago
in the past.
2. Cinderella’s home in a kingdom far
away
3. It’s nice day here in Baguio.