Story Elements- Honors EN10

The progression of events in a literary work

• Setting

• Plot

• Protagonist

• Imagery

An observation of life which serves as the controlling idea in a literary work

• Symbolism

• Point of View

• Plot

• Theme

Result from the struggle of two opposing forces

• Pun

• Situational Irony

• Conflict

• Imagery

The time and place of a narrative

• Setting

• Antagonist

• Verbal irony

• Plot

An economic method for exploring the unknown through the known.

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Setting

• Plot

The creation of believable, fictitious personalities

• Characterization

• Setting

• Antagonist

• Situational Irony

The central character of a novel, drama, short story, or narrative poem

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Symbolism

• Characterization

The adversary or rival of the protagonist

• Dynamic Character

• Symbolism

• Setting

• Antagonist

A character that undergoes change in personality due to a series of events

• Static Character

• Characterization

• Dynamic Character

• Plot

A character that does not change much over the course of the novel, story, etc.

• Dynamic Character

• Static Character

• Protagonist

• Antagonist