Literary Elements

What is a PROTAGONIST?

• the main events

• the person or animal the story is mostly about

• the time and location of the story

What is the SETTING of a story?

• the main events

• the person or animal the story is mostly about

• the time and location of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the PROBLEM in a story?

• the time and location of the story

• the main challenge a character faces

• the end of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a SOLUTION in the story?

• the beginning of the story

• the lesson of the story

• how the problem is solved

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the PLOT of a story?

• the main events in the order in which they take place

• the lesson in the story

What is the THEME of a story?

• the main events

• the life lesson in the story

• the problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The part of the PLOT where the characters & setting are introduced

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

The part of the story where the conflict is developed is...

• exposition

• rising action

• resolution

The turning point of the story (OMG moment)

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

The initial (first) event which "kicks off" the action

• inciting incident

• falling action

• resolution