Literary Elements

Front

What is the perspective from which the story is told?

Back

Point of View

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the moment when the interest and emotional intensity reach their highest point?

Back

Climax

Front

What do we call it when the author tells the audience what the character is like?

Back

Direct Characterization

Front

What is giving human characteristics to non-human things called?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the underlying message or main idea of a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the part of the story that introduces the characters and setting?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is the series of events that build up to the climax?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

Resolution