Literary Elements

Character

• A person or animal in the story

• The character the story is mostly about

• The reason a character behaves a certain way

• The main struggle or problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Main Character

• A person or animal in the story

• The character the story is mostly about

• The reason a character behaves a certain way

• The main struggle or problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Motivation

• A person or animal in the story

• The character the story is mostly about

• The reason a character behaves a certain way

• The main struggle or problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Main Conflict

• A person or animal in the story

• The character the story is mostly about

• The reason a character behaves a certain way

• The main or largest struggle or problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

External Conflict

• A problem that happens outside of the characters body/person

• A problem that happens inside of the characters thoughts or emotions

• Events that happen when the character is trying to solve the main conflict

• The part of the story when the conflict ends. Usually this is the most interesting part.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Internal Conflict

• A problem that happens outside of the character's body/person

• A problem that happens inside of the character's thoughts or emotions. Usually a struggle with an idea or self image.

• Events that happen when the character is trying to solve the main conflict

• The part of the story when the conflict ends. Usually this is the most interesting part.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Complication / Rising Action

• A problem that happens outside of the character's body/person

• A problem that happens inside of the character's thoughts or emotions. Usually a struggle with an idea or self image.

• Events that happen when the character is trying to solve the main conflict

• The part of the story when the conflict ends. Usually this is the most interesting part.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Climax

• A problem that happens outside of the character's body/person

• A problem that happens inside of the character's thoughts or emotions. Usually a struggle with an idea or self image.

• Events that happen when the character is trying to solve the main conflict

• The part of the story when the conflict ends. Usually this is the most interesting part.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Setting

• The time and place the story is happening. This can change throughout the narrative.

• The overall mood of a story. The feeling the reader gets while reading the story (ex. friendly, happy, sad, etc.

• How a writer tells the reader what a character is like. This could be direct or indirect.

• The writer tells the reader what the character is like (ex. Sally has blue eyes, blonde hair and is 5ft tall.)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Atmosphere

• The time and place the story is happening. This can change throughout the narrative.

• The overall mood of a story. The feeling the reader gets while reading the story (ex. friendly, happy, sad, etc.

• How a writer tells the reader what a character is like. This could be direct or indirect.

• The writer tells the reader what the character is like (ex. Sally has blue eyes, blonde hair and is 5ft tall.)

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4