Literary Elements

3. The time and place of a story
4. narrator an unreliable narrator often in first person
5. Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
8. of view the vantage point from which a story is told
13. irony when a reader or audience perceives something that a character in the story or play does not know
14. techniques a writer uses to develop character; achieved through description, thoughts, words, actions, and reactions of characters
15. The introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
18. the character around whom the plot is centered
19. Character a character who grows, develops, or undergoes change during the story
21. the point where conflict is introduced; marks the beginning of the rising action
22. pov written by an all-knowing author-3rd person-the reader gets the thoughts and feelings of MORE than ONE character
24. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
25. person pov story is told by one of the characters who uses pronouns such as I or we and participates in much of the action

1. Character a one dimensional character; has few identifiable characteristics
2. Character a character who is used as a contrast to another character; the contrast emphasizes the differences between the two characters, bringing out the distinctive qualities in each
3. irony occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
6. irony occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or thought
7. Character a character that fits a well-known stereotype
9. Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.
10. omniscient pov speaker shares actions/dialogue of all characters, but the thoughts of one or two characters only
11. the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
12. Action the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
13. the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
16. Action events after the climax, leading to the resolution
17. the character, force, or element that is set against the protagonist and is at the root of the conflict
20. Character a complex and many-sided character
22. narrator the narrator offers no opinions or interpretations of characters thoughts
23. Character a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end