Literary Elements

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What are the 5 Literary Elements?

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Setting, Characterization, Plot, Theme, Point of View

Front

What is the term for giving human characteristics to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is the background information essential to understanding the author’s work?

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Exposition

Front

Who is the central character or hero in a story?

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Protagonist

Front

What is the term for the opposing force in a story?

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Antagonist

Front

What literary element refers to the time and place of a story?

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Setting

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

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Plot

Front

What is the main idea or underlying message of a story?

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Theme

Front

What perspective is used when the narrator is a character in the story?

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First Person Point of View

Front

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere of a story?

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Mood