Story Elements

Which of the following means the time and place of action in a literary work?

• theme

• setting

• plot

• conflict

Which of the following means the problem or struggle that causes the action in a story?

• conflict

• setting

• theme

• plot

What is the plan, design, storyline, or pattern of events in a play, poem, or works of fiction?

• setting

• theme

• turning point

• plot

What is the message, central idea, or life lesson that the author is trying to convey in a piece of literary work?

• plot

• setting

• theme

• conflict

A person portrayed in a story, poem, or other literary work is a ________________.

• character

• resolution

• climax

• point of view

The _________________ is a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is the most exciting part of the plot.

• resolution

• tone

• climax

• point of view

What is the moment in a story when there is a definite change in direction and one becomes aware that it is now about to move toward the end?

• setting

• turning point

• conflict

• theme

What is the portion of a story in which the problem is solved? It is intended to bring the story to an end.

• character

• climax

• tone

• resolution

_____________________ is the way in which an author reveals characters, events, and ideas when telling a story.

• tone

• point of view

• character

• climax

The overall feeling or effect created by a writer's attitude, use of words, and sentence structure is the _______________.

• tone

• resolution

• climax

• character