Literary Elements

Question 0

Antagonist

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Protagonist

Answer 1

The main character of a story.

Question 2

Settings

Answer 2

Where and when a story takes place.

Question 3

Plot

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Climax

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Denouement

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Conflicts

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Problems

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Resolution

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Themes

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Central Idea

Answer 10

A theme that’s threaded through the entire piece.