Literary Elements

Plot is defined as

• The arrangement of events in a story
• The climax and rising action
• The resolution
• Falling action and exposition

Rising action is defined as

• The turning point in the story
• The background information the reader needs
• The conflict that builds towards the climax
• The tying up of loose ends

Resolution is defined as

• Tying up the loose ends
• The turning point of the story
• The background information the reader needs
• The action that happens after the climax

Point of view is defined as

• The hero or protagonist of the story
• The perspective from which the story is told
• The words, thoughts, and actions of the character
• The villain or the antagonist of the story

"I told myself the tunnel would lead to freedom" is an example of 

• An outside narrator
• Third person point of view
• Second person point of view
• First person point of view

"This tunnel must lead to freedom he thought" is an example of

• First person point of view
• The exposition in the story
• Third person point of view
• The resolution of the story

Characterization is defined as

• An important decision the character makes
• The arrangement of events in the story
• The exposition in the story
• The words, thoughts, and actions of the character

Climax is defined as

• The last event in the story
• The turning point of the story
• The introduction of the conflict in the story
• The background information

Conflict is defined as

• The problem the characters have to solve
• The last event in the story
• The words, thoughts, and actions of the character
• The arrangement of events in the story

Falling action is defined as

• The last event in the story
• The introduction of the conflict
• The action that happens after the conflict
• The turning point in the story