Matching Pairs Literary ElementsOnline version Module One, Lesson One, Literary Elements Terms by Dawn Rookey 1 Antagonist 2 Character 3 Conflict 4 Plot 5 Point-of-View 6 Protagonist 7 Theme 8 Setting The character who causes conflict for the main character Any person appearing in a work of fiction. This can include animals or other objects appear to be like humans The main character in a story. Often thought of as “the good guy”. The central idea or message in a text and is always expressed as a complete sentence The series of actions and events that take place in a story A struggle between opposing forces and/or characters The perspective from which a story is told. The time and place in which a story takes place