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