Literature Elements

What is plot?

• Series of related events that make up the story

• The beginning, middle, and end of the story

• The main events that happen in the story

• All of the above

What is the setting?

• Time and location(s) of the story (when and where the story takes place)

• Who is in the story

• The when (time) of the story

• Where the story takes place

What are characters?

• The objects in a story

• The main person in a story

• The people, animals, and objects in a story

• The when and where of a story

Who is the protagonist in the story?

• A side character

• Character who goes against the main character. Usually the villain in the story

• The main character in the story. Usually seen as heroic.

Who is the antagonist in the story?

• The main character in the story. Usually seen as heroic.

• A side character

• Character who goes against the main character. Usually the villain in the story

What is the mood of a story?

• The narrator's emotions

• The author's emotions

• The main character's emotions

• The feeling that the reader gets from the story

What is the conflict in the story?

• The problem getting resolved

• The problem or struggle

• A fight

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Fill in the blank: Rising action is when the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly _______ up on excitement

Fill in the blank: Climax is the ______ ______ of the story.

Fill in the blank: Falling action is the parts _____ the climax, where events are winding down