Literary Elements Conflict Review

Identify the type of conflict:

After breaking her mother’s favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether she should tell her mother the truth or attempt to hide her mistake and blame the family dog.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

• Man Vs. Society

The main character clashes with another character.

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Self

The main character is in opposition to Artificial Intelligence that has grown out of control.

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

Definition: A struggle between two opposing forces, and usually the instigating force in a story's plot.

• rising action

• conflict

• exposition

• climax

A character struggles to survive against a deadly hailstorm.

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

Jimmy and Eric compete for the same position on the baseball team.

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Society

Alexa caught her friend Jamie stealing from a classmate. Now Alexa must choose between keeping her friendship with Jamie and doing the right thing.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

John starts a petition to allow students to wear ripped jeans at school.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Supernatural

The main character discovers he has been transported into a video game, and must find a way out.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature

The main character competes in a series of deadly games sponsored by her government. She then escapes and tries to overthrow said government.

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature