Literary Elements

Front 1

Setting

Back 1

This is where and when a story takes place. It can be very specific or general.

Front 2

Characters

Back 2

They are the people, animals, or things in the story that move the plot along.

Front 3

Rising Action

Back 3

These are the events in the story that lead up to the climax.

Front 4

Irony

Back 4

This is when an unexpected event occurs in the story.

Front 5

Flashback

Back 5

This is when the author intentionally interrupts the story to introduce an event that happened earlier in the story.

Front 6

Foreshadowing

Back 6

The author provides hints or clues to the reader about events that are about to happen in the story.

Front 7

Moral

Back 7

This is the lesson the author wants you to learn.

Front 8

Tone

Back 8

This is very similar to the type of voice one uses when speaking to someone.

Front 9

Exposition (Introduction)

Back 9

The beginning of the story when the conflict and characters are introduced with the setting.

Front 10

Plot

Back 10

This is the plan or events in the story (the actual story line).

Front 11

Theme

Back 11

This is the general life issue ( central idea) that the author whishes to express, or broad idea of a story.

Front 12

Mood

Back 12

This is the feeling created by the author's use of words and setting.

Front 13

Solution/ Resolution

Back 13

This is how the main problem is fixed or solved.

Front 14

Conflict/ Problem

Back 14

This is the situation the characters find themselves in that they must fix. Internal conflict- person vs self. External conflict- person vs person, person vs society, person vs environment/ forces of nature, person vs machine.

Front 15

Antagonist

Back 15

The character that usually causes trouble or wreaks havoc in the story (sometimes the bad guy).

Front 16

Protagonist

Back 16

The main character - usually the hero of the

story.

Front 17

Climax

Back 17

The point where things come to a head and change. This is usually towards the end of the story when the details come together.

Front 18

Falling Action

Back 18

This comes after the climax and ends the story.