Elements of Lit.
Character
Plot
Conflict
Vocabulary
100
a person, animal or imaginary creature that appears in a literary work
What is character?
100
main character
Who is the protagonist?
100
shows what happens to the character(s) after the climax
What is falling action?
100
one person/character is in conflict with another person
What is person vs. person?
100
close friends or companions
What are sidekicks?
200
the time and place in which story events occur
What is setting?
200
the characters that oppose the main character
Who is/are the antagonist?
200
reveals the final outcome of the conflict
What is the resolution?
200
an entire group is in conflict with another group or culture
What is group vs. group?
200
what people generally think about the character of a person
What is reputation?
300
the series of events showing how a conflict or a problem is resolved
What is plot?
300
how the author helps you to get to know the characters
What are the methods of characterization?
300
develops the story's conflict and builds suspense
What is rising action?
300
a character is in conflict with something outside of their control
What is person vs. nature?
300
likely to or apt
What is liable?
400
the main message, lesson or moral of the story
What is theme?
400
the vantage point from which a story is told
What is point-of-view?
400
the point of greatest emotion and interest
What is climax?
400
one person is in conflict with two or more people, a group or society
What is person vs. group (society)?
400
crackling or hissing sounds that interrupt normal sounds
What is static?
500
character, plot, setting, theme
What is main elements of a story?
500
moves the action along by interacting with the main character and providing background information
Who are minor characters?
500
introduces the story's setting and characters and sets up the conflict or problem
What is the exposition?
500
conflict that takes place within a character's mind
What is internal conflict (or person vs. self)?
500
impressive or dignified
What is stately?
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