Elements of Literature

genre: type or category

setting: time and place of story

point of view: role of the narrator

characterization: how an author shows/describes what a character is like

conflict: struggle between opposing forces

protagonist: main character

antagonist: opposing force

flashback: technique author uses to take readers to an important earlier time 

foreshadowing: clues/hints about what is to come

mood: feeling(s) evoked by text