Literary Elements

1. conclusion to the story
6. a person, animal or object that participates in the action of a story
7. the conflict or problem begins to be solved
12. a struggle between opposing forces
14. narrator is not a character and narrates from one character’s perspective
16. included the place and the time the story takes place
18. narrator is a character in the story

1. where the tension increases and conflict is introduced
2. contains background material about the characters, setting, and situation
3. type of characterization where author tells the reader directly about the character
4. the story’s main idea or message
5. a narrator who knows everything about all characters
8. the character or force that is in conflict with the central character
9. type of characterization where the author does not directly say information about character
10. the methods a writer uses to communicate information about the characters to the readers
11. the central character in the story
12. where the action and tension comes to the highest point of conflict
13. the overall feeling created by the author's choice of words
15. from whose perspective is the story being told
17. all of the action that takes place in a story