Literary Elements

Front

What is the lesson learned about life in a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What do we call a conversation between two people in a book, play, or movie?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What term describes the events that happen in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What is it called when you make a guess about what is going to happen next in a story?

Back

Prediction

Front

What do we call the problem(s) in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

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

Back

Setting

Front

What is the main character in a story called?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What do we call a character that opposes the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is the term for the underlying message or moral of a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What do we call the sequence of events that lead to the climax of a story?

Back

Rising Action