Literary Elements
Main character- the person facing conflict in the story
Protagonist
Beginning of the story- sets the stage
exposition
A text that depicts a true story about a person and the important events in their lives
Biography
Person place or thing
Noun
A comparison of two things using like or as
Simile
The meaning of the root "bio"
life
Character working against the character
Antagonist
Brings the story to a close and addresses the problem
Resolution
A text that is set in the past- with made up characters
Historical Fiction
Action word
Verb
Idiom
The meaning of the root "graph"
To write
Place, or time of a story
Setting
Made up of events that move the story along and end with a turning point
Rising action
A text that tries to convince the reader to believe a certain way
Persuasive
A word that describes a noun
Adjective
a statement of exaggeration
hyperbole
Meaning of the prefix "pre"
Before
Problem in the story that initiates the plot
Conflict
Turning point in the story- changes the course of the plot
Climax
A non-fiction text that depicts one important event in a person's life
Memoir
A word that can describe a verb
Adverb
giving non human objects or animals human characteristics
Personification
A word that resembles or suggests the sound it describes
Onomatopoeia
Term that describes the important events that happen in a story
Plot
Events after the turning point leading to the story's conclusion
Falling action
A text that teaches the reader about a subject and can be structured in a variety of ways
Informational
A word that can replace a noun
Pronoun
What this sentence includes;
"I am the walrus"
Metaphor
the name of Mrs. Ballard's dog
Murray