Basic Elements
Conflict
Point of View
Literary Devices
Plot Line
100
One of the people or animals in a story.
What is a character?
100
A problem between characters.
What is Person Against Person?
100
The angle by which a story is told. The angle depends upon the narrator, or person telling the story.
What is Point of View?
100
The message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells.
What is Theme?
100

When a story winds down following the climax, leading to the resolution and story’s end. 

What is Falling Action?

200
The person or force that works against the hero/main character in the story.
What is the Antagonist?
200
A problem within a character's own mind..
What is a Problem Against Self?
200

One of the characters in the story is telling the story from their own perspective. (I, me)

What is First-Person Point of View?

200
The feeling a piece of literature creates in a reader.
What is Mood?
200
This introduces characters and settings while supplying background and setting the tone.
What is Exposition?
300
The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.
What is the Protagonist?
300
A problem between a character and society, school, the Law, or some tradition.
What is a Person Against Society?
300

You will need to place the batteries in the toy, in order for your product to work. 

What is Second-Person Point of View?

300
The lesson a story teaches.
What is Moral?
300

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

What is Rising Action?

400
The place and time frame in which a story takes place.
What is the Setting?
400
A problem between a character and some element of nature - a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
What is a Person Against Nature?
400

Point of view that allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of two or more characters. (all, everything)

What is Third-Person Omniscient?

400
The attitude or feeling that comes across in a piece of literature.
What is Tone?
400

This is the story's turning point and the moment when the suspense reaches its peak, which results in a change for the main character. 

What is the Climax?

500

The action that makes up the story. 

What is the Plot?

500
He struggled to put one foot in front of the other. The thought of seeing her made his stomach hurt. He pushed himself to open the door. 

What is a Person Against Self?

500

Third-Person point of view that allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

What is Third-Person Limited?

500

The use of fire to represent destruction and hell. 

What is Symbolism?

500

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

What is the Falling Action/Resolution?