Literary Elements

Front

An interruption in the action to present a scene that took place in an earlier time

Back

flashback

Front

The narrator tells the story but does not have access to all of the characters' thoughts and actions

Back

3rd person limited

Front

All the techniques writers use to create characters

Back

characterization

Front

The central or main character in the story

Back

protagonist

Front

The message the writer wishes to convey to the reader

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theme

Front

The opposing force or character in a story that creates conflict

Back

antagonist

Front

The sequence of events in a story, including the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

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plot

Front

The time and place in which a story occurs

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setting

Front

The perspective from which a story is told

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point-of-view

Front

A struggle between opposing forces in a story, which drives the plot

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conflict