ELA 7 Final (literary elements)

setting

• the time and place of the action of a story; usually includes mood
• A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
• The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.
• the quality in a piece of writing that makes it unique to the person who wrote it
• brief work of fiction that generally focuses on one or two main characters who face a single problem or conflict

plot

• the sequence of events in a story
• the time and place of the action of a story; usually includes mood
• A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
• The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.
• the quality in a piece of writing that makes it unique to the person who wrote it

exposition

• The beginning of the story when the characters, setting and conflict are introduced.
• the sequence of events in a story
• the time and place of the action of a story; usually includes mood
• A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
• The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.

rising action

• events that show the conflict of the story and lead up to the climax
• The beginning of the story when the characters, setting and conflict are introduced.
• the sequence of events in a story
• the time and place of the action of a story; usually includes mood
• A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

climax

• the turning point of a story/ the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader
• events that show the conflict of the story and lead up to the climax
• The beginning of the story when the characters, setting and conflict are introduced.
• the sequence of events in a story
• the time and place of the action of a story; usually includes mood

falling action

• the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end; problems/ conflicts in the story begin to be solved
• the turning point of a story/ the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader
• events that show the conflict of the story and lead up to the climax
• The beginning of the story when the characters, setting and conflict are introduced.
• the sequence of events in a story

resolution

• when the story's problems are solved and the story is closed
• the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end; problems/ conflicts in the story begin to be solved
• the turning point of a story/ the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader
• events that show the conflict of the story and lead up to the climax
• The beginning of the story when the characters, setting and conflict are introduced.

conflict

• a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
• when the story's problems are solved and the story is closed
• the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end; problems/ conflicts in the story begin to be solved
• the turning point of a story/ the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader
• events that show the conflict of the story and lead up to the climax

internal conflict

• man vs. self
• a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
• when the story's problems are solved and the story is closed
• the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end; problems/ conflicts in the story begin to be solved
• the turning point of a story/ the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader

external conflict

• man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society
• man vs. self
• a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
• when the story's problems are solved and the story is closed
• the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end; problems/ conflicts in the story begin to be solved