Relier Pairs Elements of StoryVersion en ligne PFA Matching Activity par John Beard 1 objective point of view 2 foreshadowing 3 climax 4 direct characterization 5 first person point of view 6 suspense 7 dialogue 8 subjective point of view 9 indirect characterization 10 exposition includes the thoughts and feelings of one or more of the characters in a story when an author develops a character by describing how a character behaves, interacts with other characters, and how they speak using dialogue a narrative perspective that does not follow any specific character or reveal character thoughts/ feelings the initial description of the characters in a story when characters in a story speak gives hints about what will happen later in the story a narrative perspective restricted to that of the author/ narrator's thoughts and feelings as the central character the author tells the audience what the personality of the character is a feeling of anxiety or anticipation as readers wait for an outcome the decisive point at which the reader knows how the conflict will be resolved