Elements of Literary Text

Front

What represents the universal idea explored in a literary text?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the series of events that makes up a piece of literature?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the place and time where a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the highest, most intense point of a piece of literature?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the introduction to a literary work?

Back

Prologue

Front

What term describes the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the part of the story that provides background information?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is the sequence of events that lead to the climax?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?

Back

Motif