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