Literary Elements

A character within the story describes the action using "I" or "we"

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• No person

A disadvantage of first person point of view is

• involves the reader

• gives the reader a connection to the character

• reader may feel concerned about the character

• limits story-telling to what one character knows and sees

The ____________ is made up of the events in a story.

• point of view

• setting

• plot

• conflict

The "turning point" of the story...

• setting

• climax

• theme

• irony

Background information, characters are introduced, setting is usually described

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

• exposition

Conflicts are resolved, characters have usually changed...

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

Suspense builds, the characters take action, conflict becomes more difficult to resolve

• climax

• exposition

• rising action

• resolution

Any events that occur after the climax

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

• falling action

These are examples of __________________

Ex. A room in grandpa's house; 1,000 BC

• characterization

• theme

• irony

• setting

Authors use ___________________ methods to help us understand a character.

• setting

• characterization

• theme

• conflict