Literary Elements - Set #1

The character or force that opposes the protagonist. (It can be a character, an animal, a force, or a weakness of the character.)

• antagonist

• protagonist

• dynamic character

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

__________ characters often change as the plot unfolds. 

• static

• dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

________ characters remain the same throughout the story.

• Static

• Dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The turning point of the story; usually, the main character confronts or faces a conflict.  The main character will change in some way.  

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Rikki-tikki-tavi must face the snakes in the garden in order to protect the family. This type of conflict is ____ vs. ___.

• character vs. self

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• character vs. character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Rikki-tikkit-tavi is washed away from his home by a flood. This is an example of what type of conflict?

• character vs. self

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• character vs. character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Marcus must decide whether to follow the crowd and make fun of the new student, or stand up for the new student. This is an example of what type of conflict.

• character vs. self

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• character vs. character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The main characters in the story are fighting against the unfair government law that each family can have only one child. This is an example of what type of conflict?

• character vs. self

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• character vs. character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

On a plot diagram, this is the part where the author provides background information about the characters, setting, and conflict and often sets the mood of the story. It is usually found in the first chapter/s of a novel or the opening paragraphs of a short story.

• exposition

• rising actions

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

On a plot diagram, events that lead to a resolution after the climax. 

• exposition

• rising actions

• falling action

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9