Matching Pairs Elements of StoryOnline version PFA Matching Activity by John Beard 1 foreshadowing 2 exposition 3 dialogue 4 indirect characterization 5 climax 6 direct characterization 7 objective point of view 8 subjective point of view 9 first person point of view 10 suspense when an author develops a character by describing how a character behaves, interacts with other characters, and how they speak using dialogue gives hints about what will happen later in the story the initial description of the characters in a story a narrative perspective restricted to that of the author/ narrator's thoughts and feelings as the central character includes the thoughts and feelings of one or more of the characters in a story when characters in a story speak a feeling of anxiety or anticipation as readers wait for an outcome the author tells the audience what the personality of the character is a narrative perspective that does not follow any specific character or reveal character thoughts/ feelings the decisive point at which the reader knows how the conflict will be resolved