Elements of Literature Definitions

Climax

• Introduces the characters and setting.

• The conflict is introduced. Characters react to the conflict.

• There is a turning point in the story. Often the most dramatic moment.

• Characters start resolving conflict. Author ties up “loose ends.”

• The conflict is resolved.

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Define Conflict

• A struggle between two forces

• The author wants you to enjoy what you’re reading

• The character who gets in the way of the protagonist

• Action or state of being

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Character Traits

• Words which describe a character

• Time, place, environment

• A struggle between two forces

• The character is struggling with feelings or conflicting beliefs

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Falling Action

• Introduces the characters and setting.

• The conflict is introduced. Characters react to the conflict.

• There is a turning point in the story. Often the most dramatic moment.

• Characters start resolving conflict. Author ties up “loose ends.”

• The conflict is resolved.

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Resolution

• Introduces the characters and setting.

• The conflict is introduced. Characters react to the conflict.

• There is a turning point in the story. Often the most dramatic moment.

• Characters start resolving conflict. Author ties up “loose ends.”

• The conflict is resolved.

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The protagonist can be defined as

• The good guy

• The bad guy

• The character who the action revolves mostly around

• The character who is mentioned mostly in the story

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The message the author is trying to get across.

• Story

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict

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A narrator who is not a character in the story. Uses "she, he, they".

• 3rd Person

• Main character

• 1st Person

• Protagonist

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A series of events (actions) that happen in the story.

• Setting

• Conflict

• Climax

• Plot

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Part of the plot is a struggle that occurs between two opposing forces.

• Climax

• Conflict

• Plot

• Setting

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