Literary Elements

A struggle between opposing forces and the basis of plot in literature is?

• Exposition

• Rising Actions

• Conflict

• The Moral/Lesson

Perspective from which the story is told.

• Point of View

• Personification

• Tone

• Mood

Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words.

• Irony

• Conflict

• Climax

• Figurative Language

The sequence of events in a story.

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Plot

• Theme

Characterization, is how an author builds ___________________ for the reader.

Indirect Characterization, the authors builds characters for the reader, using which of the following:

• Thoughts

• Words

• Actions

• All of the Above

The moment when the interest and emotional intensity reach their highest point (the turning point)

• Rising Action

• Conflict

• Climax

• Resolution

When the author tells the audience what the character is like, that is called?

• Indirect Characterization

• Mood Swings

• Direct Characterization

• Explicit Imagery

Events in the story that move the plot by adding complications or expanding the conflict is?

• Falling Action

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Resolution

Information essential to understanding the author’s work (background information)

• Tone

• Exposition

• Mood

• Point of View