Matching Pairs Elements of StoryOnline version PFA Matching Activity by John Beard 1 climax 2 exposition 3 suspense 4 objective point of view 5 first person point of view 6 dialogue 7 foreshadowing 8 direct characterization 9 subjective point of view 10 indirect characterization the initial description of the characters in a story gives hints about what will happen later in the story when an author develops a character by describing how a character behaves, interacts with other characters, and how they speak using dialogue when characters in a story speak the author tells the audience what the personality of the character is a narrative perspective restricted to that of the author/ narrator's thoughts and feelings as the central character a feeling of anxiety or anticipation as readers wait for an outcome 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 includes the thoughts and feelings of one or more of the characters in a story