Literary Elements
A hint or clue that something (especially something bad) is going to happen.
What is foreshadowing?
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is the denotation?
The people, animals or objects a story centers around
What are the characters?
It was a piece of cake.
What is an idiom?
A story structure in which the writer includes two or more separate story lines linked by a common character.
What is a parallel plot?
Comparing two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
The feelings or ideas associated with a word.
What is the connotation?
The location of the story/play
What is the setting?
Bud walked over to the woodpile as cool as a cucumber.
What is a simile?
An interruption in the chronological flow of a story, going back in time, to give the reader or viewer information or understanding.
What is a flashback?
Words in a phrase that do not mean exactly what the phrase says.
What is an idiom?
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject; it reflects the writer's feelings about what he/she is writing.
What is tone?
The voice that tells the story. Sometimes a character in the story
What is a narrator?
Miss Thomas's voice was the sun bursting through the clouds.
What is a metaphor?
A humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested. For example, firefighting SPARKS my interest.
What is a pun?
A type of figurative language that involves extreme exaggeration for the sake of emphasis.
What is hyperbole?
A contradiction between what a character thinks and says and what the audience knows is true. Basically, the audience knows something the character doesn't know.
What is dramatic irony?
A summary of the story or chain of events
What is the plot?
I've told you a million times to do your homework.
What is a hyperbole?
The moral/lesson of a story.
What is the theme?
The type of essay that explains about a topic.
What is an informative essay?
A problem in a story that drives the action. The problem can be internal or external.
What is a conflict?
Bang! Crash! Boom!
What is onomatopoeia?