Literay Elements Flashcards
Protagonist
The main character
Flat character
Not fully developed
Round character
Fully developed
Static character
Does not experience a basic change
Dynamic character
Experiences a basic change
Internal conflict
Person vs. self protagonist struggles within himself/ herself
External conflict
Protagonist struggles with someone or something else
Person vs. person
Protagonist against someone else
Person vs. society
Protagonist in conflict with the values of his/ her society
Person vs. nature
Protagonist is threatened by a element of nature
Suspense
Is a state of tension
Flashback
An event that took place before the current event of the story
Foreshadowing
Is a planting of hints
Hook
To grab the readers attention
Cliffhanger
Often at the end of a chapter to create suspense