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Literary Elements Review Worksheet
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1. ___________________is a struggle between opposing forces.
2. ______________________is the sequence of events in a literary work.
3. The highest point of interest or suspense in a story is known as the ________________of the
story.
4. When the main character struggles against an outside force, such as the weather, animals, or
insects, this type of conflict is known as individual vs. __________________.
5. When the main character struggles against another, this type of conflict is called individual vs.
__________________________.
6. Individual vs. ________________________is when the main character struggles against an
outside force such as a higher power, UFOs, etc.
7. A story may have more than one type of conflict. Is this statement true or false?
_________________
8. _________________is the central (main) message or insight into life which may be stated or
directly implied.
9. A person, animal, or creature who takes part in the action of a story is called a
_______________________.
10. The two main kinds of conflict are____________________ and ____________________.
11. The _________________tells the time and place of the action of the story.
12. A type of internal conflict which involves a person in conflict with himself or herself is individual
vs. ____________________.
13. When the main character struggles against machines such as computers, robots, etc., this type
of conflict is known as individual vs. _________________________.
14. The character that is not the center of attention is called a
_________________________________character.
15. _______________________ expresses an author’s attitude about the subject.
16. ________________________is a strange coincidence; the opposite of what is expected.
17. The part that introduces the story is called the __________________________.
18. The ending events that end the story___________________________.
19. The ______________________________introduces the conflict.
20. The most important character is the ______________________________________.
21. The ______________________________is usually the good guy.
22. The ______________________________is usually the bad guy.
23. The ______________________________ are the events leading up to the climax.
24. The ______________________________tie up the loose ends and lead to the resolution.
25. ____________________________is the use of clues to hint at coming events.
26. This type of narration uses a person in the story to tell the story through his//her
eyes._______________________________
27. This type of narration has a narrator outside the story who can see all and knows
everything._________________________________________
28. This type of narration has a narrator outside the story, but he/she can only see into one
character’s head._______________________________________
29. What are the 4 ways we learn about characters?
The way they ___________________________, _______________________________,
____________________________, and _____________________________.
30. Know the plot of The Gun!!!
31. Be able to identify story elements in a short story!