Literary Elements Vocabulary

The perspective from which a story is told

The sequence of events or actions in a novel, play, short story, or narrative poem

A central message, concept, or purpose in a literary work

The main character in a literary work

When a story is told by an all-knowing narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all

Anything that stands for or represents something else

The beginning of the story; introduces the character and setting

events after the climax where the conflict begins to resolve itself

The author's use of clues to hint what might happen later in the story

When a narrator only observes what characters do and say; doesn't know thoughts and feelings

An example of internal conflict is:

The place and time in which a story happens

When a story is told through the main character's perspective; "I" or "me" is used

A division or type of literature

A character or force in conflict with the main character