This is an alphabetical word list of story elements, from Action and Allegory to Villain and Voice!
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A
Action
Allegory
Anecdote
Antagonist
Arc
Archetype
Atmosphere
B
Backstory
Beginning
C
Catalyst
Character
Character development
Characterization
Cliffhanger
Climax
Comedy
Comic relief
Conflict
D
Denouement
Dialogue
Diction
Dramatic irony
Dualism
Dynamic character
Dystopia
E
Ending
Epilogue
Epiphany
Exposition
External conflict
F
Falling action
First-person
Flashback
Flat character
Foil character
Foreshadowing
G
Genre
H
Hero
Hero's journey
Hook
I
Imagery
In media res
Internal conflict
Irony
J
Journey
L
Love interest
M
Middle
Mood
Motif
Motivation
Myth
N
Narration
Narrative
Narrative hook
Narrator
O
Omniscient narrator
P
Paradox
Parallelism
Persona
Personification
Plot
Point of view
Prologue
Protagonist
Q
Quest
R
Resolution
Rising action
Round character
S
Second-person
Setting
Static character
Subplot
Suspense
Symbol
Symbolism
Syntax
T
Theme
Third-person
Tone
Tragedy
U
Unreliable narrator
Utopia
V
Verisimilitude
Villain
Voice