Literary Elements (Part 1)

END of the story where loose ends are tied up

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The time and place of a story

• Mood

• Setting

• Plot

• Genre

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a struggle or problem in a story that the main character encounters.

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

• Tone

• Mood

• Plot

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Events AFTER the climax, leading to the resolution

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• Conflict

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The conflict in the story between a character and an OUTSIDE force such as nature, technology, or another character.

• Internal Conflict

• Metaphor

• Simile

• External Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The conflict of a story where a character struggles with something INSIDE themselves.

• External Conflict

• Tone

• Internal Conflict

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The MORAL or MESSAGE readers should learn from the story

• Climax
• Key Detail
• Conflict
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

People, animals, or creatures in a story or drama

• narrator
• personification
• characters
• exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C