Literary Elements

3. Characters who remain largely the same throughout the story, without significant changes in personality or behavior.
4. The sequence of events in a story, typically organized into five stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
5. Action: The series of events that build tension and develop the conflict, leading up to the climax.
6. A literary device where there is a contrast between expectations and reality.
7. The narrator is a character in the story, using pronouns like "I" or "we" to tell the story.
10. When the actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected.
11. When a character says something but means the opposite, often resembling sarcasm.
12. When the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not.
13. The turning point or most intense moment of the story, often where the main conflict reaches its peak.
14. Characters who undergo significant internal changes throughout the story, such as in their personality, beliefs, or perspective.
16. The perspective from which a story is told.
17. When the author explicitly describes a character's traits, such as their appearance, personality, or motivations.

1. The process by which an author reveals the personality, traits, and qualities of a character in a story.
2. The beginning of a story where characters, setting, and basic background information are introduced.
5. The conclusion of the story where loose ends are tied up, and the outcome of the conflict is revealed.
8. The narrator is outside the story and focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character.
9. A literary technique where the author gives hints or clues about events that will happen later in the story.
15. When the author reveals a character's traits through their actions, dialogue, thoughts, or how other characters react to them.