Matching Pairs Literary ElementsOnline version Module One, Lesson One, Literary Elements Terms by Dawn Rookey 1 Plot 2 Protagonist 3 Conflict 4 Setting 5 Character 6 Antagonist 7 Point-of-View 8 Theme 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 perspective from which a story is told. A struggle between opposing forces and/or characters The central idea or message in a text and is always expressed as a complete sentence The time and place in which a story takes place The series of actions and events that take place in a story The main character in a story. Often thought of as “the good guy”.