Literary Elements
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- Q1The time and place of a story which may include weather, landscape and sensory experiences.settingconflictplotclimax30sEditDelete
- Q2Persons — or animals or natural forces represented as persons — in a work of literature.protagonistcharactersclimaxantagonist30sEditDelete
- Q3Main character in a story who is often a hero.protagonistcharactersnarrative perspectiveantagonist30sEditDelete
- Q4A character or force in conflict with the main characterprotagonistantagonistnarrative perspectivecharacter30sEditDelete
- Q5The sequence of events in a literary workexpositionthemeplotresolution30sEditDelete
- Q6Introduction to the main characters, setting and/or the conflict.themeexpositionplotconflict30sEditDelete
- Q7Events leading up to the climaxclimaxfalling actionrising actionplot30sEditDelete
- Q8Most exciting moment of the story; turning pointclimaxresolutionplotexposition30sEditDelete
- Q9Events that occur after the climax and lead up to closure and conclusion of the story.falling actionresolutionrising actionplot30sEditDelete
- Q10End of the story where loose ends are tied upclimaxplotresolutionexposition30sEditDelete
- Q11A struggle between opposing forcesplotclimaxresolutionconflict30sEditDelete
- Q12A conflict involving opposing forces within a person's mind. Man vs. Selfinternal conflictclimaxconflictexternal conflict30sEditDelete
- Q13Struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, Man vs Nature, Man vs Man, Man vs Societyinternal conflictconflictclimaxexternal conflict30sEditDelete
- Q14A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.plotexpositionthemeconflict30sEditDelete
- Q15An essential technique used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).Literary Elementplotcharactersetting30sEditDelete
- Q16The point of view from which a story is toldcharacternarrative perspectiveantagonistprotagonist30sEditDelete