Story Elements Quiz

• A story is a narrative that describes a sequence of events.
• A genre is a category of artistic composition, characterized by a particular style, form, or content.
• A trope is a recurrent theme or device in a story.
• TV Tropes is a website that catalogs and analyzes tropes in stories.
• POV is the angle, viewpoint, & / or perspective from which the story is told.
• Narrator is the character, voice, or camera who tells the story.
• Protagonist is the main character, often a hero, who the story focuses on and is followed most closely by the reader / audience.
• Types of POVs include First Person, Second Person, and Third Person.
• Setting is the time (when) & place (where) in which a story takes place.
• General Setting vs. Specific Settings.
• Stated vs. Inferred Setting.
• Integral vs. Backdrop.
• Realistic vs. Imaginary.
• General Setting vs. Specific Settings.
• Stated vs. Inferred Setting.
• Integral vs. Backdrop.
• Realistic vs. Imaginary.
• Setting & Genres Examples.
• Characters are important to a story and can be either dynamic (developing over the course of the story) or static (unchanging throughout the story).
• Characters can be round (complex and well-developed) or flat (one-dimensional).

Test your knowledge of story elements such as narrative, genre, trope, POV, narrator, protagonist, setting, and characters with this quiz.