Literary Elements 1
A reference to something that has happened previously
What is a flashback
An evidence-based guess about what will happen next
What is a Prediction
From Paul Lawerence Dunbar : Sympathy "And the river flows like a stream of glass
What is a Simile
A pattern of end rhyme, identified by capital letters
What is Rhyme scheme
The theme is Self-Sacrifice
What is The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Feeling or emotion the reader experiences while reading a passage
What is mood.
A play on words, usually humorous
What is a pun
From Edgar Allan Poe The Raven: "Doubting, dreaming, dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;"
What is an Alliteration
Character struggles against forces of the Earth; often called “survival stories”
What is Person vs. Nature
Conflict - Person vs. society
What is Julius Caeser or Letters from Rifka
When the intended meaning is different from the actual meaning
What is Irony
When something happens as a result of something else
What is Cause/ Effect
Name point of view
From William Shakespeare, All the world's a stage: "ALL THE world's a stage, And all the men and woman are merely players; They have their exits and their entrances;
What is third person
A unit of meter, consisting of a certain number of stressed and unstressed syllables
What is foot
Setting: Ukraine, Poland, Belgium, Ellis Island (Early 1900s)
What is Letters from Rifka
Main character, not always good
What is the protagonist
Character who opposes the main character
What is the antagonist
Name point of view
From Langston Hughes "Mother to Son": " So boy, don't you turn back. Cause you finds it's kinder hard."
What is second person
The character struggles with beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and decision-making
What is person vs. self
Theme : Love over hate
What is The Bronze Bow
An idea or feeling that a word invokes
What is connotation
The literal meaning or dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
From William Wordsworth "I Wander Lonely as a Cloud": "The waves beside them danced, but they outdid the sparkling waves in glee;"
What is personification
Exaggeration to prove a point, not literal
What is a hyperbole
Theme: Rightful Leadership
What is Julius Caesar