Structures Of A Story

DIALOGUE

• It is the representation of conversation within a literary work....
• For example: The Little Boy and the Old Man by Shel Silverstein: Said the little boy, “Sometimes I drop my spoon.” Said the little old man, “I do that too.” The little boy whispered, “I wet my pants.” “I do that too,” laughed the little old man. Said the little boy, “I often cry.” The old man nodded, “So do I.” “But worst of all,” said the boy, “....
• Dialogue is also known as casual conversation between two people or objects.

GENRE

• A term that describes the various classifications of literary works...
• For example: comedy, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery.
• Genres can classify anything, such as music and movies.

PLOT

• The order in which the author has chosen to convey the events of a literary work ...
• For example: The plot of Romeo and Juliet would be girl meets boy, which is a common plot among narratives.

POINT OF VIEW

• The position or positions from which a literary work is told to the reader
• For example: "I knew this time was different, I saw it in his eyes. He wasn't Brian".

PROTAGONIST

• The principal or main character around which a literary work usually revolves
• For example:In the movie The Little Mermaid, Ariel is the protagonist. Her conflict is that she is in love with a human and her father doesn't understand.

SUMMARY

• Every story has: dialogue, genre, plot, point of view and a protagonist.
• These among others are what are usually known as the structures of a story.

WORKS CITED

• Www.holyjoe.org
• www.study.com
• www.softschools.com

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