Literary Elements Notes

What is a protagonist?

• The main character or the hero story.
• The villain or bad guy.
• The character that has the most interesting qualities.
• The least interesting character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is an antagonist?

• The hero of the story.
• The opposition or conflict to the protagonist.
• The character who remains the same throughout the course of the story.
• A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout the course of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the Time and Place of the Story?

• Rising Action

• Plot

• Conflict

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Mood

• Perspective

• Tone

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The person telling the story is an outside character using "he, she, or them."  

• First person
• Third person
• Second Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The story is told and by the character's point of view and uses "I" or "me."

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Giving clues that suggest what may happen in the future

• Flashback

• Setting

• Foreshadowing

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a static character?

• A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout the course of a story
• A character seen exhibiting many emotions who becomes well-known by the reader.
• The character who remains the same throughout the course of the story.
• A character who exhibits few emotions and is not well-known by the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a dynamic character?

• A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout the course of a story
• A character seen exhibiting many emotions who becomes well-known by the reader.
• A character who exhibits few emotions and is not well-known by the reader.
• The character who remains the same throughout the course of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is theme?

• the main idea
• the lesson about life learned
• the summary of the story
• what the story is about

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2