Short Story Elements

ANTAGONIST
CHARACTER
CLIMAX
CONCLUSION
CONFLICT
EXPOSITION
EXTERNAL
FALLINGACTION
INTERNAL
MOOD
PLOT
POINTOFVIEW
PROTAGONIST
RISINGACTION
SETTING

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ANTAGONIST	16	16	w
CHARACTER	20	3	s
CLIMAX	9	9	ne
CONCLUSION	20	3	w
CONFLICT	9	9	n
EXPOSITION	3	10	n
EXTERNAL	13	8	se
FALLINGACTION	11	11	nw
INTERNAL	11	13	nw
MOOD	12	6	s
PLOT	15	14	e
POINTOFVIEW	15	14	n
PROTAGONIST	14	13	nw
RISINGACTION	13	13	w
SETTING	12	13	nw