Literary Elements

The source of conflict for the main character

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Complicaton

• Style

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main character of the story.

• Tone

• Mood

• Protagonist

• Dialect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A person, animal, or imaginary creature in a literary work.

• Mood

• Character

• Setting

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Refers to the struggle between two opposing forces.

• Dialogue

• Style

• Foreshadowing

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A conversation between characters.

• Dialogue

• Point of View

• Irony

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Causes the plot to become tense or entangled as a result of the conflict.

• Complication

• Flashback

• Mood

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Style

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

• Irony

• Plot

• Foreshadowing

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.

• Irony

• Persona

• Plot

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The voice through which an author tells a story.

• Symbol

• Persona

• Plot

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3