Literary Elements Handbook

When the problem is finally solved

What is your test on?

The events in the story that lead up to the climax.

Includes the time, place, mood, and general environment of the story

The sequence of events in a story

The first problem introduced in the story.

The main problem in the story

The character or force that is stopping the main character form achieving their goal.

The main character of the story who has a problem to solve

The most intense part of the story

People, animals, and creatures in the story

The story that happens before the actual story.

The message that the author wants you to learn from the story

How a character speaks, thinks, their effects on others, acts, and looks (STEAL)

The beginning part of the story that includes the setting, characters, and initial conflict

The events towards the end of the story when the problem begins to get solved