Literary Elements1
Where the story take place.
setting
The authors attitude towards a subject.
Tone
Martin Luther King marched for Civil Rights
Person vs. Society
What is it called when we start to see complications in a story
rising action
The story is told by the protagonist. You usually see the pronouns "I" or "We."
First-person
bad guy in the story
antagonist
The reader's overall feelings towards what he or she reads.
Mood
Terry needs to decide who she believes is telling the truth. What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Self (Internal Conflict)
The story end and there is a final outcome.
Resolution
Only able to see one character's thoughts and feelings.
Third person limited.
The main/good character in the story
protagonist
when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have
personification
A car is stuck in a winter storm. What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Nature
Complication in a story begins to resolve themselves.
Falling action
This point of view has the pronouns "You and Your."
Second Person
Its a struggle/problem between opposing forces
Conflict
When 2 or more neighboring words begin with the same sound. (Natalie nervously fought the knight.)
Alliteration
Harry Potter battles it off with Lord Voldemort.
Person vs. Person
this is where you are introduced to characters, setting, and conflict
exposition
Sharon took fantastic pictures of my beautiful niece, Melissa.
1st Person -P.O.V
Message or moral of a story
Theme
A character struggles with outside forces. Is this internal or external conflict?
external
Traits that are inferred and shown through the character's feelings, action, speech or thoughts.
Think F.A.S.T!
Internal Traits
Turning point in the story. The character comes face to face with the problem.
Climax
The narrator describes multiple character's thoughts and feelings.
Third-person omniscient