1. List and define all 5 Literary Elements

2. Conflict

3. Conflict: –A struggle between opposing forces –Characters in conflict form the basis for novels, short stories, and plays. Two kinds of conflict: –Internal –External

4. Conflict External Conflicts: –The main character struggles against an outside force. Person vs. Person Person vs. Nature Person vs. Society

5. Man vs. Man An example of an External Conflict –Two characters fighting against each other

6. Man Vs. Man

7. Man vs. Man Other popular examples include: –Wyle Coyote vs. Road Runner –Batman vs. Joker

8. Man vs. Nature Another example of an External Conflict –Individuals fighting against nature… The elements of nature –Weather –Wilderness –Etc Illness Aging

9. Man Vs. Nature

10. Man vs. Nature Other popular examples include: –Cast Away –Hatchet –Lost

11. Man vs. Society A type of External Conflict that centers around a main character’s struggle with social traditions or society as a whole. –Society: a group of individuals living together as a community.

12. Man vs. Society

13. Conflict Internal Conflict –Involves a character in conflict with himself or herself.

14. Man vs. Self

15. Other Examples: –George in Of Mice and Men. –Rocky in Rocky Balboa (all six movies center around Rocky’s internal struggle)