Literary Elements

An introduction that provides necessary details about the characters and setting.

• Setting

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

The part of the story that develops the the probelm or conflict.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Setting

The turning point of the story.

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Climax

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution.

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

The events in a story.

• Rising action

• Plot

• Resolution

• Climax

Where and when a story takes place.

• Climax

• Setting

• Characters

• Plot

Can be any person, a figure, an inanimate object or animals that drives the story.

• Setting

• Plot

• Character

• Climax

A character, or a group of charcters, which stands in opposition to the protagonist. Causes conflict for the protagognist.

• Superhero

• Antagonist

• Character

• Protagonist

Conversational passage, or a spoken or written exchange of conversation in a group, or between two persons.

• Speaking

• Dialogue

• Characters

• Talking

A message or lesson that the author wants you to take away or learn from the story.

• Theme

• Setting

• Plot

• Rising Action