Literary Elements

Literary Elements

​Characters

• ​The people, animals and things participating in a story/ novel.

​Protagonist

• ​The main character in a story/ novel.

​Setting

• ​The where and when of a story/ novel.

​Plot

• ​The organized sequence of events that make up a story/ novel.

​Exposition

• ​Part of the plot where the author introduces the characters and the setting.

• ​Takes place in the beginning.

​Conflict

• ​The problem the character faces in a novel/ story.

• ​Takes place in the beginning.

​Climax

• ​The most intense part of the plot takes place.

• ​Takes place in the middle.

​Resolution

• ​Part of the plot where the solution to the problem is presented.

• ​Happens at the end.

​Point of View

• ​What the narrator can see.

• ​Who is telling the story?

​Theme

• ​The general message about life that the author wants to give.

Multiple Choice

The people, animals or things that participate in a story or novel.

• characters

• setting

• plot

• protagonist

Multiple Choice

When and where the story or novel takes place.

• plot

• characters

• setting

• theme

Multiple Choice

The organized sequence of events that make up a story/ novel.

• conflict

• theme

• resolution

• plot

Multiple Choice

Part of the plot where the author introduces the characters and the setting.

• conflict

• resolution

• exposition

• climax

Multiple Choice

The problem the character faces in a novel/ story.

• conflict

• resolution

• climax

• exposition

Multiple Choice

The most intense part of the plot takes place.

• resolution

• theme

• climax

• exposition

Multiple Choice

​Part of the plot where the solution to the problem is presented.

• resolution

• conflict

• exposition

• theme

Multiple Choice

​What the narrator can see.

​Who is telling the story?

• protagonist

• characters

• setting

• point of view

Multiple Choice

The general message about life that the author wants to give.

• plot

• setting

• theme

• exposition

Multiple Choice

the main character

• conflict

• plot

• VIP

• protagonist

Multiple Choice

When a character in the story tells it, we say it's ________ point of view.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• any person

Multiple Choice

When an outside narrator tells a story, we say it's __________ point of view.

• 1st person

• 3rd person

• a person

• 2nd person