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Literary Elements

Reading 8

TermDefinition
Main Idea what the passage is mainly about; what is the central action or most important part
Theme the message or teachable moment of the text; what the text teaches the reader
Protagonist the main character of a story
Antagonist the character against the protagonist
Character Traits the characteristics characters possess
Physical Traits traits regarding the character’s appearance
Emotional Traits traits regarding a character’s feelings, views, opinions
Character Motive the reason behind a character’s actions
Exposition beginning of the story; reader learns setting and characters
Conflict major problem of the story
Rising Action story becomes more intense; major tension and suspense occur
Climax major action of the story; most intense portion for the reader; turning point of story
Falling Action less intense; characters begin to learn lessons; problems begin to get resolved
Resolution final moments of story; wrap-up conflicts
Internal Conflict a problem happening within a character
External Conflict a problem happening outside the character
Author's Style the way in which an author writes a story
Foreshadowing hints/clues into what will happen
Flashbacks a character looks back into the past; relives a memory
Imagery descriptions that paint a picture in the reader’s mind
Figurative Language phrases that must be interpreted
Dialogue characters talking in the story
Dialect a form of language specific to a region
Point of View the way in which the author tells the story; defines who the narrator of the story is
First Person Point of View the narrator is a character in the story
Third Person Objective Point of View the narrator tells the story without informing the reader about thoughts/feelings of the characters
Third Person Omniscient Point of View the narrator tells the story and informs the readers about all characters’ thoughts and feelings
Third Person Limited Point of View the narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of one character in the story and discusses other characters externally
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