Elements of Literature

Front

What is the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Point of view

Front

What is the very end of a traditional story's plot, where all the loose ends are tied up?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the central idea, message, or moral of a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What part of a story's plot involves the problems beginning to build?

Back

Rising action

Front

What is the part of a story that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is the turning point of a story, where the main character faces the conflict?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the part of the plot that follows the climax and leads to the resolution?

Back

Falling action

Front

What term describes the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting