Literary Elements

Question 0

Forces that work against the protagonist: nature, other characters, settings, inner thoughts.

Answer 0

Antagonist

Question 1

The main character of a story.

Answer 1

Protagonist

Question 2

Where and when a story takes place.

Answer 2

Settings

Question 3

The events in a story - what happens to the protagonist makes up the plot.

Answer 3

Plot

Question 4

The high point of a story that occurs near the end of the story.

Answer 4

Climax

Question 5

The return to normalcy for the story that occurs after the climax.

Answer 5

Denouement

Question 6

Tensions between characters or between a character and the settings or character and inner thoughts.

Answer 6

Conflicts

Question 7

Challenges the protagonist faces that he or she tries to resolve.

Answer 7

Problems

Question 8

The outcome or outcomes of trying to solve problems and deal with conflict.

Answer 8

Resolution

Question 9

Ideas from a story that can be generalized to apply outside the story.

Answer 9

Themes

Question 10

A theme that’s threaded through the entire piece.

Answer 10

Central Idea