Literary Elements Vocab.

What is a MAIN CHARACTER?

• the main events

• the person or animal the story is mostly about

• the time and location of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the SETTING of a story?

• the main events

• the person or animal the story is mostly about

• the time and location of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the PROBLEM in a story?

• the time and location of the story

• the main challenge a character faces

• the end of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a SOLUTION in the story?

• the beginning of the story

• the lesson of the story

• how the problem is solved

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the PLOT of a story?

• the main events in the order in which they take place

• the problem

• the lesson in the story

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the THEME of a story?

• the main events

• the lesson in the story

• the problem

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the type of narration in the story (1st, 3rd, etc.)

• perspective

• setting

• plot

• point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

people in the story who carry out the action

• plot

• setting

• rising action

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

the ending of the story

• resolution

• falling action

• theme

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

the events that happen after the climax that lead to a resolution or ending to the story

• resolution

• falling action

• conflict

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9