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	9	9	w
CLIMAX	7	13	n
CONCLUSION	19	15	w
CONFLICT	9	9	ne
EXPOSITION	11	4	w
EXTERNAL	2	9	s
FALLINGACTION	11	11	nw
INTERNAL	5	13	s
MOOD	7	10	w
PLOT	15	14	ne
POINTOFVIEW	15	14	n
PROTAGONIST	14	13	nw
RISINGACTION	13	13	w
SETTING	6	5	e