Elements of Plot
Elements of Fiction
Conflicts
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
100
Introduces the conflict in a story.
initiating event 
100
The hero or main character in a story.
Protagonist
100
The main character has a conflict with one other person.
Individual vs. Individual
100
An author recalls an event that happened in the past with vivid detail.
Flashback
100
An over exaggeration.
Hyperbole
200
Solves the conflict in a story.
Resolution
200
The opponent of the main character in a story.
Antagonist 
200
The main character has a conflict with something such as hurricane, a bear, etc.
Individual vs. Nature
200
An author gives a clue as what is to come in the story.
Foreshadowing
200
Giving human traits to something that isn't human.
Personification
300
The highest point of action in a story, also called the turning point, decisive moment, pivotal moment. 
Climax
300
A character that changes as a result of the conflict.
Dynamic
300
The main character has a conflict with a make believe person or thing, such as a troll, vampire, etc.
Individual vs. Supernatural
300
An author allows something to happen different than what was expected. 
Irony
300
The repeating of a certain word or phrase.
Repetition
400
Includes time, place, and duration.
Setting
400
A character that does not change as a result of the conflict.
Static
400
The main character has a conflict with a man made machine. 
Individual vs. Technology
400
A comparison using like or as.
Simile
400
A word that denotes a sound.
Onomatopoeia 
500
The central idea of a story.
Theme
500
The only type of conflict that is internal.
Individual vs. Self
500
The main character has a conflict with a group of people.
Individual vs. Society
500
A comparison without like or as.
Metaphor
500
The repeating of the beginning letter in one sentence.
Alliteration
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