Plot
The outcome that brings the story to a close
Resolution
This is who tells the story
Point of View/Narrator
A person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work
A brief piece of fiction
Short Story
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
Alliteration
The most exciting part of the story
Climax
The narrator is a character in the story
1st person point of view
The time and place of a story
Setting
What the author thinks and feels about the characters or story
Tone
When a writer gives human characteristics to non-human things
Personification
The series of events in a story that build suspense
Rising Action
The story is told by a narrator outside the story
3rd person point of view
The sequence of events in a story
Plot
Mood
The act of creating and developing a character
Characterization
The point in the story in which the characters try to resolve the conflict
Falling Action
The story is told directly to "you"
2nd person point of view
A person, place, or object that represents more than its literal meaning
Symbol
A literary technique that portrays the difference between appearance and reality (the opposite of what you expect)
Irony
The main idea or message of a story or novel
Theme
Introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation
Exposition
Uses pronouns like "I" and "we"
1st person point of view
The main character in a work of fiction
Protagonist
A character in the story who opposes the main character
Antagonist
The core building blocks and necessary parts that make up a story, such as characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme
Literary Elements