Literary Elements
The _______contributes to the plot by helping us understand when and where the events are occuring.
What is the setting?
The end of a line in poetry is called ________ ______. This may be a complete or incomplete sentence.
What is line break?
The beginning, or _____________ of the story, introduces the story’s characters, setting, and conflict.
What is exposition?
The explanation was as clear as mud is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
Focuses on a phrase or word’s connotation or the feelings and ideas associated with it.
What is Figurative Language?
A story includes _______, or things that happen, that drives the plot of the story.
What is events?
The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words is called ______.
What is rhyme?
The _______ _________ is a series of events that develop the conflict or the problem.
What is rising action?
She has a heart of gold is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
Authors include specific details, events, and dialogue in text. When describing how an author develops a character’s __________, we think about what the author writes and why.
What is perspective?
The ________ is the main problem that needs to be resolved
What is conflict?
This backpack weighs a million pounds is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
The _______ is the turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
The cupcake is calling my name from the kitchen is this type of figurative language?
What is personification?
A ________ is the underlying message or lesson of the poem or text.
What is theme?
______________ describes what the characters think, say, and do throughout the story.
What is characterization?
Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers is this type of figurative language.
What is alliteration?
The ________ ________ are the events after the climax that lead to the problem being solved.
What is falling action?
The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is imagery?
When you __________, you put the most important ideas or information of a text into your own words.
What is summarize?
___________, __________, _________, _________, are the literary elements that contribute or add to the plot of a story.
What are the settings, events, conflict, and characterization?
Break a leg is this type of figurative language.
What is idiom?
List the items on the plot development chart in order.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, end resolution?
Bam! Whirl! Thump! Boom are examples of this type of figurative language.
What is Onomatopoeia?
These are the 4 things you must remember when you summarize.
What is include the plot and theme, restate events in the order, include important details, do not include your own opinions.