Elements of Short Stories

ANTAGONIST
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CLIMAX
CONFLICT
EXPOSITION
FALLINGACTION
PLOT
POINTOFVIEW
PROTAGONIST
RESOLUTION
RISINGACTION
SETTING
SYMBOLISM
THEME
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ANTAGONIST	3	3	se
AUTOBIOGRAPHY	8	8	ne
CLIMAX	15	10	nw
CONFLICT	15	10	n
EXPOSITION	2	3	se
FALLINGACTION	2	14	e
PLOT	4	5	s
POINTOFVIEW	2	12	n
PROTAGONIST	2	12	ne
RESOLUTION	6	13	e
RISINGACTION	4	3	se
SETTING	11	3	w
SYMBOLISM	2	1	e
THEME	4	12	e
TONE	4	12	se