Literary Elements

The ways in which an author reveals the traits of characters to his/her audience is known as...

The sequence of events that make up a story is called...

A ____________________ character stays the same; they do not change.

The attitude an author takes toward his subject, character, or reader is known as...

Stories that were originally oral and later became written text are known as...

A ____________________ character changes as a result of experience; grows in the story.

A struggle between two opposing forces in a novel, short story, or play is known as

A novel's storyline is called its...

_____________________ hints about events that will occur later on in a story.

The feeling created in a reader by a literary work is called...

Mike and Sully go against the practices of the entire Monster race when they befriend a child.

A fully developed character that the reader knows very well is a _______________ character.

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is known as...

The lesson expressed in a simple story is called...

"A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over."

___________________ is the narrator's position with respect to the characters and the reader.

An interruption in a story to tell about events that happened earlier is known as...

In Toy Story, Buzz and Woody experience a personality clash.

A contradictory statement or situation is...

The use of the pronouns "I" and "we" indicate what point of view?

Literature that is widely acknowledged for its outstanding and enduring qualities is known as..