Elements of Literature
Who is the main character?
Protagonist
The beginning of the story. It includes the setting, characters, and introduces the conflict.
Exposition
This is a comparison using like or as.
Simile
These genres are imagined or made-up (fake).
Fiction
What is theme?
Theme is the life lesson or message that the character learns from the story.
Who is the person or force against the main character?
Antagonist
The ending or conclusion to the story.
Resolution.
This is a comparison without using like or as.
Metaphor
These genres are based on real information and facts.
Nonfiction
What is an objective summary?
An objective summary tells the who, what, where, why, when, and how of a story. It does NOT include personal bias and opinions.
What two parts create a setting?
TIME and PLACE
(WHEN and WHERE)
This is when loose ends are tied up.
Falling Action
What is an extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
This genre includes advanced technology, may include aliens, and is always set in the future.
Science Fiction
What point of view is from a character in the story and uses pronouns like "I", "me", "we", and "us"?
First person
What two types of conflicts are there?
External and Internal
This is the most suspenseful or intense moment in a story.
Climax
Define an allusion.
A reference to something or someone well-known.
Biography
What point of view is from told from an outside narrator and provides the thoughts and feelings of ONE character?
Third person limited
Who is an internal conflict between?
Character vs. Self
This is the majority of events and action in the plot.
Rising Action
Define personification.
Giving a human characteristic to an inanimate object or nature.
Define realistic fiction.
The characters are fictional, but the plot, theme, and setting are realistic.
What point of view is from told from an outside narrator and provides the thoughts and feelings of MULTIPLE characters?
Third person omniscient