Elements of Plot
Elements of Fiction
Conflicts
Literary Elements
Figurative Language
100

Introduces the problem in a story.

initiating event 

100

Character who is one-dimensional or stereotyped.

Flat

100

The main character has a conflict with one other person.

Man vs. Man

100

The repetition of sounds,

Found at the ends of words,

Creates a songlike quality,

Like sweetly tweeting birds!

Rhyme
100

An over exaggeration.

Hyperbole

200

Solves the problem in a story.

Resolution

200

Character that is well-developed, realistic.

Antagonist 

200

The main character has a conflict with something such as hurricane, a bear, etc.

Man vs. Mother Nature

200

A lesson in a story, typically found in fables, that the audience is supposed to learn.

Moral

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. 

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.

Man vs. Mysterious

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 type of technology

Man vs. Machine

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

Another word for "problem" in a story, central to the plot.  Can be either external or internal.

Conflict

500

The main character has a conflict with a group of people.

Man vs. Mob

500

A comparison without like or as.

Metaphor

500

The repeating of the beginning letter in one sentence.

Alliteration