Elements of Fiction

A person, animal, or object who has a part
in the action of the story.

• setting
• character
• plot
• theme

The struggle or problem between two characters.

• plot
• setting
• character
• conflict

The main idea or message that is revealed in a work of literature.

• plot
• theme
• setting
• conflict

The central idea of the story is ______

• the time and place of the story.
• the action of the story.
• what the story is mostly about.
• the problem in the st

The location and time period.

• setting
• plot
• characters
• conflict

Anna describes the events that happen in the beginning, middle and end of the book she just read. This means that she is describing the ________.

• setting
• theme
• conflict
• plot

What part of the plot tells us about the characters, setting, and main conflict?

• Plot
• Rising Action
• Exposition
• Falling Action

What information is found in the rising action?

• This means the problem of the story.
• The conflict is resolved.
• The conflict reaches its peak.
• The conflict begins to build and develop.

Where does the conflict reach its peak, and the character comes face to face with the conflict?

• Climax
• Exposition
• Setting
• Resolution

Which word means the same as climax?

• Resolution
• Turning Point
• Conflict
• Exposition