1. Literary elements

2. Setting
The time and place a story occurs

3. Point of View The way a story gets told
First Person — character in story tells story
Third Person Limited — person outside of story tells story but focuses on thoughts and feelings of one character
Third person omniscient — person outside of the story knows thoughts and feeling of all characters

4. Character Person or animal in the story
Protagonist — Character faced with the conflict
Antagonist — Character who creates the problem
Static character — the character does not change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story
Dynamic character — the character has some kind of internal change or insight by the end of the story

5. Plot
The events in the story

6. Exposition Introduces the setting and the characters
Sets up or hints at the conflict
Once upon a time there were three bears who lived in a beautiful forest. While they were gone one day, a girl named Goldilocks broke into their house.

7. Inciting Incident
The event that causes the conflict; what happens to get the story going

8. Rising Action Shows how the conflict becomes more difficult
Builds suspense
The three bears came home from their walk to find Goldilocks asleep in Baby Bear’s bed. As they stood talking about the situation, she woke up.

9. Conflict Problem in the story Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Himself

10. Man vs Man

11. Man vs. Nature

12. Man vs. Society

13. Man vs. Himself
Jealousy, envy, self-hatred, depression

14. Climax
The most exciting part of the story (turning point) I wonder what’s going to happen?

15. Falling Action How the story wraps itself up
The three bears came home from their walk and discovered that someone had eaten their food and sat in their chairs.

16. Resolution / Denouement
How the conflict is resolved; how the story ends
Then Goldilocks woke up, saw the bears, ran out of the house and never returned again.

17. Theme
A central message or insight into life; a lesson about life or people that the literary work communicates.
Love conquers all
Money can’t buy happiness
Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked in his shoes

18. Purpose The reason why the author wrote the book or article
Entertain --Persuade
Inform

19. Allusion
Reference to famous historical, biblical, or literary people or events
Donald Trump is such a King Midas.

20. Flashback
Interruption in story to show scene which occurred earlier. Gives background information about character and plot.
Going back in time to fill in details

21. Foreshadowing
Clues from the author that tell the reader what is going to happen before the characters know

22. Mood
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

23. Tone
The writer’s attitude toward the audience or subject; can usually be described by a single adjective; often referred to as author’s attitude.
Sad, excited, thrilled, apprehensive, anxious, shocked

24. Symbol A concrete object which represents an abstract idea
Freedom Love