EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE ENDINGS

CIRCULAR 
The story circles back to the beginning. Sometimes an author will end with the same idea or similar or exact words as the beginning of the story.

SURPRISE 
The story takes you where you didn't expect it to go. Sometimes this ending is called a twist ending because the story takes an exciting turn.

LESSON OR MORAL
The main character in the story grows, changes, or learns something at the end of the story.

WARM FUZZY / CAPTURING EMOTION
The story ends leaving you feeling emotional or good inside. A good writer tugs at the heart strings to make the reader feel something.

REFLECTION
The narrator of the story steps back on an experience and determines the importance of that experience, what was learnt, etc.

CLIFFHANGER
The story end by leaving the reader hanging or wanting more. Writer use this strategy to tease readers or excite them into reading more. (A series)

QUESTION
 The story ends with a question to keep the reader thinking. The question usually involves the reader, and writers use this strategy to make their writing memorable.  

FUNNY THOUGHT / HUMOR
The story ends with a funny thought or sometimes that makes the reader laugh. This helps to make the ending more memorable to the reader.

IMAGE
The story ends with an important scene that the writer shows the reader through vivid details. by showing and not telling, the writer touches the reader's emotions and conveys a mood.

DIALOGUE
The story ends with an important conversation or quote. by ending with a quote, the writer captivates the audience by making the characters more realistic and revealing their personalities