Literary Elements

What is the best definition for plot?

• The main events in a story

• The problem of a story

• The main character

• The narrator

What is introduced in the exposition?

• Characters

• Setting

• Both characters and setting

• Theme

What is the setting?

• Time and Place

• Time

• Place

• The problem of the story

Who is the protagonist?

• The main character/ one you root for

• The enemy of the main character

Who is the antagonist?

• The main character/ one you root for

• The enemy of the main character

What is the conflict?

• The lesson of the story

• The words a character says

• The problem the character faces

• The time and place

What is internal conflict?

• A struggle within the character’s mind. It can be mental or emotional.

• A struggle with the character and an outside force.

What is an external conflict?

• A struggle within the character’s mind. It can be mental or emotional.

• A struggle with the character and an outside force.

A sledding team gets lost in Alaska and is struggling to survive the harsh conditions.

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Nature

A boy is struggling to tell his mom the truth that it was him who broke her favorite vase not the dog.

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Machine

• Person vs. Nature