Literary Elements

Which of the following is NOT an element of a story?

• Explanation
• Setting
• Conflict
• Resolution

What is the name for the time and place during which a story occurs?

• Setting
• Plot
• Location
• Exposition

When is the conflict introduced in a story?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?

• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Conflict

What is the term for the struggle between two forces?

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Conflict
• Climax

Which of the following is a type of internal conflict?

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

The theme of a story is...

• an incomplete sentence stating a lesson about life
• a complete sentence stating a lesson about life
• the events in a story
• the problem or struggle in the story

the feeling the story creates for the reader

• mood
• tone
• theme
• characterization

Conflicts are resolved, characters have usually changed...

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

• resolution

Which of these things is NOT related to the "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling

• a "life lesson" the main character learns

• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• the moral of the story