7th ELA Literary Elements of Literature

Basic Elements

100

he message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells.

What is theme? 

200

The person or force that works against the hero/main character in the story.

What is the Antagonist?

300

The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.

What is the Protagonist?

400

The place and time frame in which a story takes place.

What is the Setting?

500

The action that makes up the story, following a plan called the plot line.

What is the Plot?

Conflict

100

 Pac-Man v.s. The Ghosts, Mario v.s. Bowser/King Koopa, David v.s. Goliath

What is man versus man?

200

A problem within a character's own mind..

What is man versus Self/internal conflict?

300

A problem between a character and school policy, the Law, or some tradition.

What is a Person Against Society?

400

A problem between a character and  a blizzard, a hurricane, a tornado, etc.

What is a Person Against Nature?

500

What are the four types of conflict that characters might be entangled with? 

What is man vs man, man vs nature, man vs self, man vs society? 

Types of Characters

100

This type of character has little information shared about him or her. You know very little about them. 

What is a flat character?

200

This type of character has a dramatic change throughout the story. They do not stay the same. 

What is a dynamic character? 

300

This type of character is very well developed and complex. Ex. Stanley Yelnats, Shrek, Woody, Tony Stark

What is a round character? 

400

This is a character that does not change throughout the story. Ex. Scar, Fairy Godmother, Cruella Deville, Tow-Mater

What is a static character? 

500

Chick Hicks, Green Goblin, Thanos, Lex Luther, Swiper  

What is an antagonist? 

Character Examples

100

The Warden

What is static, flat, antagonist?

200

Mr. Sir

What is flat, static? 

300

Hector Zeroni AKA (Zero)

What is Round/Dynamic?

400

Stanley Yelnats

What is protagonist, round, dynamic?

500

X-ray

What is flat, static?

Plot Line

100

And they all lived happily ever after. The story comes to an end. Every conflict is resolved. 

What is resolution? 

200

This introduces characters and settings while supplying background and setting the tone.

What is Exposition?

300

This introduces complications (problems) which build suspense and is when the plot "thickens."

What is Rising Action?

400

This is the turning point of the story and the moment when the suspense reaches its peak which results in a change for the main character. This sometimes occurs at the end of the story, without being followed by the falling action.

What is the Climax?

500

This occurs after the climax of the story, resolves conflict and ties up loose ends of the story.

What is the Falling Action?