The elements of a novel that I know are the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Please correct me if I’m wrong and if I missed something. Does anybody know some elaborate explanation on what each element does for the novel? Thanks.
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by Tim B, on January 14 2009 @ 1:18 am
The elements that you have written down are for the plot of the story. If you look at the story as a mountain with a peak, you can actually put the different parts of the plot on the mountain. The introduction is where the story opens, the rising action is where the plot points are leading into the climax, the main point of the story where something huge usually happens. The falling action are the points that are coming away from the climax as we are going down the mountain, and the resolution ties up the whole story, and it is found on the other side of the base of the mountain.
For example, we could look at this from a mystery story. The introduction could tell something about the background of the main character or the mystery itself. The rising action could be finding the clues to solving the mystery. The climax is the one clue that breaks the case. The falling action is chasing the bad guy, and the resolution is putting the bad guy in jail. Up one side of the mountain, reaching the peak, and going down the other side.
There are other elements of a novel, though. Plot is one of them, but you can also look at the characters, setting, and even the point of view that the story is taken. Everyone of these elements makes up a good story.
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