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