Literary Elements

What is a MAIN CHARACTER?

• the main events

• the person or animal the story is mostly about

• the time and location of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the PLOT of a story?

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

• the problem

• the lesson in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the THEME of a story?

• the main events

• the 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

Something which stands for something else is called a...

• theme

• perspective

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

To draw a conclusion based on clues in the story

• Infer

• Perspective

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

Words the author use to show how they feel about a given topic

• Mood

• Perspective

• Tone

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

The way the characters act, either directly or indirectly stated

• characterization

• characters

• conflict

• juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3