Identifying Literary Elements

The suspense builds and the problem gets worse, becoming more complicated for the characters.

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Inciting Incident

• Resolution

The most exciting part of the story, the turning point.

• Conflict

• Climax

• Characters

• Resolution

The story comes to a reasonable end.  

• Ending

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Conclusion

What is called?

• Introduction

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Exposition

Something that needs to get solved by the end of the story.  The main part of the story.

• Characters

• Theme

• Conflict

• Setting

Not explicitly stated in the story; the author leaves clues with the characters to help you determine this.

• Characterization

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

What does the S in STEAL stand for?

• what the character SAYS

• what the character SEES

• what the character SMELLS

• what the character SIPS

What does the T in STEAL stand for?

• how the character TREATS others

• when the story TAKES place

• what the character THINKS

• what the character TASTES

What does the E in STEAL stand for?

• what the character EATS

• the character's EMOTIONAL response

• the EMPATHY the character feels

• the character's EFFECT on others

What does the L in STEAL stand for?

• how the character LOOKS

• how the character LIES

• who the character LOVES

• whether or not the character LIVES