Literary Elements
the time and place of a story
SETTING
a narrator whose account of a story appears to be faulty
UNRELIABLE NARRATOR
the main character (can be a good or bad character)
PROTAGONIST
when the author's words speak to the reader's five senses
IMAGERY
(PART OF PLOT) a turning point in the main conflict
CLIMAX
the events in a story
PLOT
1st PERSON POINT OF VIEW
something working AGAINST the protagonist
ANTAGONIST
a great exaggeration
HYPERBOLE
(PART OF THE PLOT)--when the conflict is over
RESOLUTION
the protagonist's main problem in the story
CONFLICT
when the narrator is NOT a part of the story (uses he, she they)
3rd PERSON POINT OF VIEW
a character who changes in the story
ROUND CHARACTER
when the author directly states the character's traits
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
Person versus PERSON, SOCIETY, NATURE or SELF
4 GENERAL CONFLICTS
the perspective from which a story is told
POINT OF VIEW
the narrator is not in the story, but they seem to know EVERYTHING about EVERY character
3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT
a character who stays the same throughout a story
FLAT CHARACTER
when the reader expects one thing but the opposite happens
IRONY
a variety of tools used by the author
LITERARY DEVICES
a life topic you learn about when reading a story
THEME
the narrator only seems to know one character's actions and dialogue.
3RD PERSON LIMITED
when readers look at the character's actions, thoughts, and dialogue to determine what they really think of a character
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
feeling created by the author
MOOD
essential parts of a story
LITERARY ELEMENTS