Basic Literature Elements Flashcards

1

the events leading to the climax of the story

goal
climax
falling action
rising action

2

Writing about real people, things, places, and events

expository
genre
non-fiction
fiction

3

A story with made up people and events

genre
expository
fiction
non-fiction

4

The events of a story in chronological order

flashback
plot
point of view
climax

5

Writing that explains or gives factual information

tone
genre
expository
theme

6

Who is telling the story

goal
conflict
point of view
setting

7

A person in a story

flashback
non-fiction
character
point of view

8

mystery, biography, fantasy, etc...

genre
expository
setting
non-fiction

9

to form a fixed idea about something

goal
conflict
setting
stereotype

10

The main character is telling the story

point of view
2nd person
1st person
3rd person

11

A break in the story that tells about an earlier scene in the story

falling action
flashback
goal
setting

12

How a story ends

falling action
goal
climax
resolution/solution

13

The feeling a story gives off

plot
goal
tone
theme

14

The time and place of the story

flashback
location
setting
theme

15

The reason the author writes something

author's purpose
fiction
pun
symbolism

Basic Literature Elements

Questions 15

Basic Literature Elements

Questions 15