Literary Elements
What is the setting of a story?
Time and place in which the story occurs
What is the purpose of a text with a cause-and-effect structure?
To show how one event leads to another
What is a complete sentence?
A group of words with a subject and predicate that expresses a complete thought
What is a synonym for “happy”?
Glad, joyful, cheerful, etc
What is a simile?
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Who is the protagonist?
The main character or hero of the story
What is a central idea?
The most important point the author makes
Identify the subject: "The dogs barked loudly."
The dogs
What is a root word?
The base form of a word, without prefixes or suffixes
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that says one thing IS another
What is theme?
The central message or lesson in a story
What is textual evidence?
Quoting or paraphrasing the text to support an answer or idea
What is the difference between a fragment and a run-on sentence?
Fragment = incomplete thought; run-on = two sentences joined incorrectly
What is context clue?
Hints in the sentence that help define a word
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things
What is conflict in a story? Name one type.
A struggle between opposing forces; e.g., character vs. character
What’s the difference between fact and opinion?
Fact = can be proven; opinion = personal belief
Fix this sentence: "Him and me went to the store."
He and I went to the store
What’s the prefix in “unbelievable” and what does it mean?
Un-; means “not”
What is an example of hyperbole?
"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person uses “I”; third-person uses “he/she/they”
What are signal words for comparing and contrasting?
Like, unlike, similarly, in contrast, both
What is the function of a conjunction?
It connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, or)
Define the word audible using its root.
“Aud” means “hear”; audible = able to be heard
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone = author’s attitude; mood = reader’s feeling