Elements of Literature Definitions

The conflict is:

• The main part of the story

• The problem in the story

• The most exciting part of the story

• The time and place of the story

The following are types of conflict: (check ALL that apply)

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. society

• man vs. health

• man vs. technology

The setting includes:

• time and characters

• place and background

• background and characters

• time and place

Rising action is:

• the most exciting part of the story; turning point

• the ending of the story

• the action leading to the climax of the story

• the conflict in the story

The climax of the story is:

• the most exciting part of the story that is resolved

• the most exciting part of the story; the turning point

• the most exciting part of the story that solves the conflict

• the most exciting part of the story in your opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

The falling action is:

• the time and place of the story

• the problem in the story

• the resolution of the story

• the events leading to the resolution of the story

The resolution of the story is:

• the ending of the story

• the most exciting part of the story; the turning point

• the ending of the story and the conflict resolution

• the events leading to the conflict resolution

Plot it:

• the characters in a story

• the order of events in a story

• the main point of the story

• the conspiracy theory in the story

A dynamic character:

• does not change throughout the story

• is well-rounded; changes throughout the story

• is the most annoying character

• is not well-rounded, but could change throughout the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Other elements of literature include:

• irony, point of view, and dialogue

• irony, sentence structure, and dialogue

• irony, point of view, and parts of speech

• irony, point of view, and summary