What You Need to Know About Setting, Theme, Plot, Problem, and Main Idea in a Story

Setting

The setting is the timeline and place that takes place in a story.

Theme

The theme is the lesson or moral a reader discovers that's found in the end of a story.

Plot

The plot is an entire set of ordered events that make up a story, such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Problem

The problem is the negative conflict, and it's also what triggers a set of events that take place to solve the conflict.

Main Idea

The main idea is the main concept, or the central point of a story. It's the topic that gives the reader an 'idea' of what the story is about. What is setting, theme, plot, problem, and main idea in a story?

Answer:

The setting is the timeline and place that takes place in a story.

The theme is the lesson or moral a reader discovers that's found in the end of a story.

The plot is an entire set of ordered events that make up a story, such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

The problem is the negative conflict, and it's also what triggers a set of events that take place to solve the conflict.

The main idea is the main concept, or the central point of a story. It's the topic that gives the reader an 'idea' of what the story is about.

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