Literary Elements Review

Front

What is the most intense or exciting part of a story?

Back

Climax

Front

What is it called when you restate the main points of the text in your own words?

Back

Summary

Front

What is the central problem of a story called?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the story mostly about?

Back

Main Idea

Front

What is the final outcome of the story, where the conflict is settled?

Back

Resolution

Front

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

Back

Exposition

Front

What term describes the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the underlying message or lesson of a story?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the perspective from which the story is told?

Back

Point of View

Front

What is the part of the story where the tension builds up?

Back

Rising Action