Literary Elements Flashcards
shows how when & why things happen in a story.
plot
The part of the story in which the tension rises
Rising action
Background material about the characters, settings, and basic situation.
Exposition
The authors use of language such as rythm word & phrase choice & methods or organization.
Style
Most exciting point of the story.
Climax/ Turning point
The feeling the author wants you to get.
Mood.
The perspective from which a story is told.
Point of view
STORY
Narrative
The story’s problem.
Conflict
A story told by a character in the story.
First person point of view.
When the character in the story is struggling with a problem in his or her mind.
Internal Conflict
When the character in the story is struggling with someone or something other than himself.
Enternal conflict
The part of the story in which there is a sharp decline in dramatic tension
Falling action.
A story told by an outside narrator who is not a character in the story
Third-person limited point of view
The lesson the author is trying to teach
Theme
Events that bring the story to a close
Denouement / Resolution
The authors attitude toward a subject
Tone
when and where the story takes place
Setting
The narrator reveals what every character in the story is thinking and feeling
Third-person omniscient point of view
The people or animals or imaginary creatures that take part in a story
Characters
