LITERARY

ELEMENTS
 LITERARY ELEMENTS
REFER TO COMPONENTS
OF A LITERARY WORK.
 THESE ARE THE
FUNDAMENTAL
BUILDING BLOCKS OF
WRITING.
SETTING
REFERS TO TIME PERIODS,
LOCATIONS, CULTURAL
CONTEXTS, SURROUNDINGS,
WEATHER, TIMES OF DAY,
OR TIMES OF YEAR
EMPLOYED IN THE STORY.
TONE
refers to the attitude
the work takes toward
the audience and
subject.
PLOT
defined as the
sequence of events
that occurs from the
first line to the last.
 Exposition
the very beginning of a story

- introduce the major characters and settings

- show's character backstory
 Conflict
problem in the story
 Kinds of Conflict
problem in the story

Major - overarching problem

Minor - smaller obstacles to solve major conflict
 Types of Conflict
problem in the story

Man vs. Man - conflict between two or more

characters
 Types of Conflict
problem in the story

Man vs. self - internal conflict of the character

 Types of Conflict
problem in the story

Man vs. nature - conflict of the character and the

natural world
 Types of Conflict
problem in the story

Man vs. society - conflict of the character and a

group of people
 Types of Conflict
problem in the story

Man vs. supernatural - conflict of the character

and otherworldly being
 Types of Conflict
problem in the story

Man vs. technology - conflict of the character and

machine
 Rising Action
is literally everything that happens
in a story that leads up to the
climax of the plot.
 Climax
is the part of the story where the
characters finally have to face and
solve the major conflict.
 Falling Action
is everything that happens after the
book's climax but before the
resolution.
Denouement
is the conclusion of a story.
 Characters
a person in a novel, play, or movie.
 Protagonist
main character, hero or narrator
 Antagonist
who stands in the way of the protagonist’s
movement in the story
 Dynamic
The character changes a lot.
 Static
The character stays pretty much the same.
 Round
deep and layered character in a story
 Flat
- two-dimensional character lacking depth or a
real personality
- “bully” or “love interest”
 Foil
- exhibits opposite or conflicting traits to another
character
- character used to reflect the characteristics of a
protagonist
 Theme
refers to a broad idea or moral in a story
 Point of View
is the perspective from which a story is told.
 First person
- the writer is "in conversation" with the reader
- "I," "me," "myself," "we," or "mine"
 Second person
- perspective of an onlooker who speaks directly
to the reader
- “you” or "your"
 Third person
- you (the writer) function as an outsider looking
in at the action taking place
- "he," "she," "they," or "it"