Plot Elements in Literature

The antagonist is the...

• main character

• character who's fighting with the main character

• sidekick

• mother

What is the message or lesson of the story called?

• Theme

• Climax

• Falling Action

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

• flashback

• characterization

• conflict

• foreshadowing

The sequence of events in a story

• conflict

• resolution

• setting

• plot

The main character or hero of a story

• Static character

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

• Dynamic character

• Static character

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

• Point of view

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Characterization

A person who actively opposes the protagonist

• Narrator

• Character

• Antagonist

• Author

A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end

• Dynamic character

• Static character

• antagonist

• protagonist

The story is told by a narrator who knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of several characters

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient