Give a detailed analysis of the "essential elements of the novel."Introduction to English literature

A novel is a work of fiction in prose. The following are
the essential elements of a novel:

a) Story> a novel
tells us a story in the form of a narrative;

b) Narrative
Mode> the mode in which the story is told--by a narrator in the first person, or
by a second/third person narrator; there may also be more than one
narrators;

c) Plot> the structure/organization of
the narrative; there may be just one plot, or one main plot with one or more
sub-plots;

d) Characterization> personages as they
are presented in the novel; chracters may be 'round'/'flat', 'static'/'dynamic',
'types'/'individuals'; how the chracters behave, cofront one another, develope in the
course of the plot;

e) Setting> whatever happens,
happens at a place; it is called the setting; often the setting contributes to the
bahaviour of the characters, becomes more than a mere
place;

f) Style, Tone, Language> these are also very
significant elements in the making of a novel.