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	6	s
CHARACTER	1	3	e
CLIMAX	13	15	se
CONCLUSION	1	3	s
CONFLICT	9	13	nw
EXPOSITION	10	19	w
EXTERNAL	18	8	s
FALLINGACTION	11	11	sw
INTERNAL	13	11	sw
MOOD	16	18	e
PLOT	14	7	ne
POINTOFVIEW	14	7	w
PROTAGONIST	13	8	sw
RISINGACTION	13	9	s
SETTING	13	10	sw