Literary Elements
The central point or concept that the author wants to convey.
What is the main idea of a text?
To conclude information from evidence or reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
What is an inference?
The arrangement of events in the order they occurred.
What is chronological order?
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
the primary reason or intent behind a piece of writing—why the author chose to create it.
What is author's purpose?
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
What is a synonym?
When one event leads to another event or an action happens as the result of something.
What is cause and effect?
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
The underlying message or lesson of a story.
What is a theme?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
What should make up the last line of an introduction paragraph?
What is a thesis statement?
Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.
What is personification?
The time and place where the story occurs.
What is the setting of a story?
a short, objective overview of a text’s main ideas and essential supporting details, written in one's own words.
What is a summary?
How many paragraphs should be in an ECR? Name each paragraph.
What is four (introduction, body #1, body #2, conclusion)?
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony?
the series of events that make up a story (usually in chronological order)
What is plot?
A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.
What is a "prefix"?
an analytical technique used to examine two or more subjects by identifying their similarities and differences
What is compare and contrast?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
What is onomatopoeia?