Going to the building block analogy, your story needs all its building materials to add breadth, depth, and have to embellish the story. Your average readers know the characters and the set of events in your story, but those who understand the 8 main elements of a story can comprehend the story better including all its subtleties and depth. Why do these 8 matter? Well, a good comprehension of these elements of a story helps both the writer and reader in understanding how a story is structured, giving a deeper enhanced appreciation of the story.Įvery story has these elements, so it’s not about whether the story contains these ingredients or not, it’s about the depth created by using them effectively. Why Are The Elements of a Story Important? It’s like you’re building your house-in the literal meaning-brick by brick and these basic story elements are the bricks that your house has to have.Īll these essential story elements help you tell your story, insert the purpose of the story, and give the readers your tone (the storyteller’s tone), among other things. But, your story is analogous to a house, and to build a strong house you first need to know your materials, then build the story like a skillful homebuilder. These story elements (especially the first five) are like the building blocks for your story.
These 8 story elements are characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution, tone, point of view (POV), and writing style.
5) Final Words on the Main Elements of a Story What Are Elements Of a Story?įundamentally, a story has five basic but important elements (the usual elements a writer is concerned with during the outlining stage), but-in the spirit of thoroughness-we’re going to discuss 8 main components.
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