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. Rising Action
How the story unfolds – characters introduced – story starts
Once upon a time, there were three bears: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear. Mama had made some porridge, but it was too hot to eat, so they decide to take a walk until it cooled off.

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

8. Man vs Man

9. Man vs. Nature

10. Man vs. Society

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

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

13. Falling Action How the story wraps itself up
Goldilocks wakes up and sees the bears. She runs away.

14. Resolution / Denouement
How the conflict is solved
Then Goldilocks woke up, saw the bears, ran out of the house and never returned again.

15. 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

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

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

18. 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

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

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

21. 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

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