Unit 1 Review: Genre, Story Elements, & The Outsiders

The time, place, and environment in which the events of a literary work take place

• plot
• setting
• mood
• tone

An imaginary person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work

• setting
• character
• point of view
• narrator

The series of events related to a central conflict, or struggle, in a literary work

• antagonist
• exposition
• plot
• protagonist

The central message or perception about life that is revealed through a literary work

• theme
• point of view
• setting
• plot

A struggle between two forces in a literary work

• plot
• setting
• protagonist
• conflict

The act of creating or describing a character

• foreshadowing
• characterization
• tone
• world building

Any work that tells an invented or imaginary story

• fiction
• nonfiction
• theme
• characterization

The character playing the central role in a literary work

• protagonist
• antagonist
• background characters
• tone

The character who is in conflict with the central character in a literary work

• protagonist
• antagonist
• background characters
• tone

The feeling or emotion created by a literary work

• mood
• tone
• setting
• theme