Literary Elements

who or what the story is about

• characters

• setting

• event

• exposition

where and when the story takes place

• setting

• event

• exposition

• rising action

who is telling the story

• point of view

• event

• exposition

• rising action

something that happens in the story

• event

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

the event that begins a story

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

events in the story leading up to the climax

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

the most exciting part of the story; the biggest action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

• conflict

the one or two events after the climax

• falling action

• resolution

• conflict

• repetition

the answer or ending to the story

• resolution

• conflict

• repetition

• tone

the problem in the story that characters must deal with

• conflict

• repetition

• tone

• mood