Literary Elements
What is the literary term for the time and place where a story happens?
What is the setting
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is personification?
Examples:
The fire swallowed the old logs.
The last piece of cake called my name.
The author's attitude toward a subject
What is tone?
A long narrative about a heroic figure
An epic
The central argument of an essay
What is the thesis statement
What do call the sequence of events in a text?
Plot
A comparison of two things using like or as?
A Simile
Examples of everyday similes are:
*cold as ice
*as quiet as a mouse
*busy as a bee
Clues about future events
Foreshadowing
a compound expression (1 or 2 words) used metaphorically, especially in Old English history.
Kenning
Ex:) Sky-candle-the sun
Bone-house-the body
The sentence stating the paragraphs main idea
What is the topic sentence?
The major turning point in a story
What is the climax?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
What is personification?
"The wind danced across the field" is an example of this.
Indirect reference to another text, person, event, myth or idea
Allusion
Examples:
"He was a real Scrooge."
"She had the patience of Job."
The repetition of beginning sounds:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration
The final section that brings ideas together in writing
What is the conclusion
TRUE OR FALSE: The protagonist is the central character
True
A deliberately exaggerated statement
What is hyperbole.
"Her smile was a mile wide." and "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of this.
This type of irony is like sarcasm. Saying something different than what is meant.
For example: Stepping out into a torrential downpour and remarking, " What lovely weather we are having today!" or dropping a pile of dishes and saying, "Wow, I'm just having a fantastic day!"
What is verbal irony?
A narrative poem traditionally meant to be sung
What is a ballad?
Presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own
What is plagiarism?
What is the struggle between opposing forces called?
Conflict
A direct comparison between two things WITHOUT using like or as
Metaphor
Example: Heart of gold, night owl, blanket of snow
Descriptive language appealing to the senses
Imagery
The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a poetic line. The sentence or thought in a poem runs over from one line to the next without a pause or punctuation mark.
Enjambment
EX: modern rap songs or hip-hop
Acknowledgement of a source
Citation