Lit. Elements
Setting
The time or place of the action.
Where the story takes place.
Mood
The way a story makes the reader feel.
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as".
Foreshadowing
AN event in a story that points to the future.
Characters
The people in a story.
Protagonist
The main character in a story.
Metaphor
A comparison without using "like" or "as".
Conflict
The main problem in a story.
Plot
Events in a story.
Antagonist
The person that goes against the protagonist.
Suspense
The excitement or tension in a story.
Symbol
An object that represents something else.
Theme
The main message of a story.
Personification
Using like-like qualities to describe something that is not human.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
1st Person Point of View
When the narrator uses "I".
3rd Person Point of View
When a narrator uses "he, she, they".