Literary Elements Review

What are literary elements

• The time, location, and environment in which a story takes place.

• Any struggle between two opposing forces.

• The characteristics that exist in any literary story; the building blocks of a piece of literature.

• A central, deeper meaning in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the protagonist?

• The main character of the story.

• The villain in the story.

• The hero of the story.

• The creator of the conflict in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is the antagonist?

• The person who causes the conflict.

• The main character of the story.

• The villain in the story.

• The character or group of characters that oppose (go against) the protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or False: The protagonist can be evil.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or False: The antagonist can be good.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or False: Literary elements exist in every story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the setting of a story?

• The main character.

• The main conflict between two characters in a story.

• The time, location, and environment in which the story takes place.

• The point of view from which the story is told.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or False: Setting includes the time, the conflict, and the environment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is conflict?

• The point of view from which the story is told.

• Any struggle between two opposing forces.

• The main character of the story.

• An internal struggle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Internal Conflict

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(b) External Conflict

• Character v. Nature

• Character v. Machine/Technology

• Character v. Character

• Character v. Self

• Character v. Society

• Character v. Supernatural

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3