📚 Part 1: Literary Elements Definitions

1. Match each literary element with its correct definition by drawing lines:

Plot

Characters

Setting

Where and when the story takes place

The sequence of events in a story

The people, animals, or creatures in the story

2. Which literary element tells us WHEN and WHERE a story happens?

Plot

Characters

Setting

3. The sequence of events from beginning to end is called the:

Setting

Plot

Characters

🔍 Part 2: Identifying Literary Elements

Read this short passage and answer the questions below:

"Sarah grabbed her backpack and rushed out the door of her apartment. The busy streets of New York City were already crowded with people heading to work on this cold January morning. She had only ten minutes to catch the subway before her job interview started."

4. Who is the main character in this passage?

Answer: _________________________

5. What is the setting (time and place) of this story?

6. List three plot events that happen in this passage:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

7. Check all the literary elements you can identify in the passage above:

Characters

Setting

Plot