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	6	6	e
CHARACTER	9	15	nw
CLIMAX	13	13	s
CONCLUSION	5	2	e
CONFLICT	13	13	ne
EXPOSITION	17	3	w
EXTERNAL	2	8	s
FALLINGACTION	11	11	se
INTERNAL	9	11	nw
MOOD	13	16	se
PLOT	15	3	s
POINTOFVIEW	8	7	e
PROTAGONIST	9	8	se
RISINGACTION	9	9	s
SETTING	9	10	nw