Literary Elements
Language used by people of a specific area, class, district, or another group of people.
What is personification?
Characterization is determined by...
What is ...
...what the character says and does
...what the author says about the character
...what others say about the character?
Hints or clues about events that might happen later in a literary work
What is foreshadowing?
An exaggeration that is usually used for humorous effect.
What is a hyperbole?
A movement in a literary work from the present to the past.
What is flashback?
A personality trait of a character.
What is a character trait?
1. to make characters more real and authentic
2. to differentiate between characters.
3. to emphasize another literary element, such as
setting or plot
The use of words to express meaning beyond the literal meaning of the words.
What is figurative language?
a saying, phrase, or fixed expression in a culture that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.
What is an idiom?
A reality that is different from what appears to be true.
What is irony?
A comparison of two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
5 ways to build suspense
1. thunderstorms 6. death
2. darkness 7. unstable character
3. isolation
4. history/legacy
5. sounds
Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses.
What is imagery?
Dialect contains _________ and ___________ of a language.
What are accent and vocabulary?
The time and place of the action of a literary work.
What is setting?
A comparison of two things not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Dialect is written and spelled...
What is exactly as it sounds?
A feeling of uneasiness created in a reader.
What is suspense?
What is a memory?
The use of items to represent, or stand for, another item.
What is a symbol?
Sounds imitate meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
In evaluating setting, make sure to include specific physical time and place, but also...
What is historical time, time of day, social events of the era, urban or rural?
The process of creating a character.
What is characterization?
The purpose of imagery is to __________________.
What is create clearer pictures in the readers minds?