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Literary Elements

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Words the author use to show how they feel about a given topic

a)

Mood

b)

Perspective

c)

Tone

d)

Rising Action

2.

the characters' view of the story

a)

point of view

b)

setting

c)

perspective

d)

plot

3.

the type of narration in the story (1st, 3rd, etc.)

a)

perspective

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

point of view

4.

Words the author uses to make the reader feel a certain emotion

a)

tone

b)

juxtaposition

c)

climax

d)

mood

5.

Objects that represent something important in the story or for the characters

a)

juxtaposition

b)

theme

c)

symbolism

d)

tone

6.

The problem in the story, between the main character and someone/something else or the main character and themself

a)

conflict

b)

perspective

c)

climax

d)

falling action

7.

people in the story who carry out the action

a)

plot

b)

setting

c)

rising action

d)

characters

8.

where or when the story takes place

a)

setting

b)

exposition

c)

persepctive

d)

rising action

9.

the message the author is trying to express within a story

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

theme

d)

point of view

10.

the ending of the story

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

theme

d)

conflict

11.

the events that happen after the climax that lead to a resolution or ending to the story

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

conflict

d)

rising action

12.

turning point of the plot

a)

inciting incident

b)

climax

c)

conflict

d)

perspective

13.

the events in the story that lead to the climax

a)

exposition

b)

plot

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

14.

the event that starts the journey of the character/rising action and is also known as the problem

a)

exposition

b)

conflict

c)

inciting incident

d)

tone

15.

the beginning of the story, reveals the characters + setting

a)

plot

b)

perspective

c)

characterization

d)

exposition

16.

the events of a story, from start to finish

a)

rising action

b)

conflict

c)

theme

d)

plot

17.

When a character has a problem with another character

a)

Man vs Self

b)

Man vs Man

c)

Man vs Nature

18.

The main character in a story is known as ?

(a)  

19.

The character that opposes the main character is known as ?

(a)  

20.

When a character has a conflict within

a)

Man vs Self

b)

Man vs Man

c)

Man vs Society

21.

When a character has a problem with an outside force / weather

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs Society

22.

a character has a problem with the laws or beliefs of a group of people

a)

Man vs Self

b)

Man vs Man

c)

Man vs Society

23.

The reader can only see and know what the character telling the story sees and knows. The narrator of the story is in the story.

(a)  

24.

The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

(a)  

25.

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of every character.

(a)  

26.

the “you” point of view. The writer addresses the reader as if he or she were taking part in the story.

(a)  

27.

The narrator does not know the thoughts or feelings of any character

(a)