What is the Path to Success? Book Clubs Literary Elements

setting

setting

where and when the story takes place

characters

people or animals in the story

conflict

the main problem the characters face

resolution

how the conflict or problem is resolved

events

things that happen in a story

theme

the main lesson, message, or moral of the story

voice

the author's writing style that makes his or her writing unique

mood

the emotions and feelings of the reader while reading a text

word choice

vocabulary, precise nouns, and vivid verbs that make the text more interesting

sequence

tells what happens in the order that the events take place

sensory language

uses the five senses of touch, feel, taste, smell, and sight to describe something

pronoun

a words that is used in place of a noun (1st person: I, me, my) (3 person: he, she, her, they, them)

dialogue

characters talking in a story

elaborate

to add details, embellish, develop, or expand

simile

a comparison of two things using the words like or as

metaphor

a comparison of two things by saying one things is another thing

personification

giving a human trait to a nonliving thing or animal

hyperbole

a big exaggeration

imagery

visually descriptive language

idiom

an expression that means something different from what it literally says

protagonist

the main character in the story

plot

the events that happen in the story

exposition

an introduction to the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation

rising action

events in the book or story that increase tension.

climax

the high point of the story, when the story's outcome becomes clear.

falling action

events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

antagonist

A character or a force in conflict with the main character, or protagonist.

internal conflict

takes place in the mind of the character. Man vs. Self

external conflict

Character struggles against an outside force.
Man versus Man
Man versus Nature
Man versus Society (group of people or expected norms)

narrator

a speaker or character who tells the story

first person point of view

a character tells the story using the pronouns I, me, or my.

third person point of view

the narrator uses the character's names and pronouns such as he, she, him, her, they, and them.