Literary Elements

The theme of a story is...

• an incomplete sentence stating a lesson about life
• a complete sentence stating a lesson about life
• the events in a story
• the problem or struggle in the story

The _________ is the "turning point" and the event that determines the end of the story.

• climax
• exposition
• resolution
• inciting incident

when the narrator is a character in the story

• 2nd person point of view
• 3rd person limited point of view
• 1st person point of view
• 3rd person objective

when the narrator is a character in the story

• 2nd person point of view
• 3rd person limited point of view
• 1st person point of view
• 3rd person objective

when the author goes back in time and describes an earlier event or scene is called...

• foreshadowing
• suspense
• flashback
• exposition

The perspective from which a story is told

• exposition
• theme
• conflict
• point of view

the struggle between two forces in a story

• conflict
• initial incident
• suspense
• irony

when setting, point of view, and main characters are introduced

• rising action
• exposition
• initial incident
• climax

a character who is noble or inspiring; the main character

• antagonist
• round character
• flat character
• protagonist

the author's attitude toward the story, topic, characters, etc.

• mood
• tone
• theme
• setting