Point of View
Literary Elements
Elements of Plot
Poetry
Rhetorical Devices
100
Narrator tells a story about himself/herself.
What is First Person?
100
A story told to teach a lesson.
What is a parable?
100
The most exciting part of a story.
What is the Climax?
100
This type of poetry tells a story and is meant to be sung.
What is a Ballad?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is a Simile?
200
The narrator tells someone else's story.
What is Third Person?
200
Giving the audience clues about what will happen later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
200
The part of a story where the audience learns about setting and characters.
What is the Exposition?
200
A long narrative poem about a larger-than-life hero.
What is an Epic?
200
Extreme exaggeration. Often used for humorous effect.
What is Hyperbole?
300
The narrator addresses the audience when telling the story.
What is Second Person?
300
A story that has a biblical meaning or message.
What is an Allegory?
300
The part of the story that includes the inciting incident and moves the story forward toward a climax.
What is the Rising Action?
300
Literary device in which a consonant sound is repeated.
What is Alliteration?
300
A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
What is a Metaphor?
400
The narrator tells a story about someone else, but can only tell the audience the thoughts and feelings of one or two characters.
What is Third Person Limited?
400
Writing that uses humor to comment on human flaws, social customs, or institutions in order to change them.
What is Satire?
400
The part of a story after the climax that begins to tie up loose ends.
What is the Falling Action?
400
Sound Words...buzz, buzz, zap!
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
The recurrence of sounds, words, lines, or phrases in a literary work.
What is Repetition?
500
The narrator tells a story about other people and can let the audience in on the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
500
A reference to a person or event from history, literature, or religion.
What is an Allusion?
500
The French term for the Conclusion of a story.
What is the Denouement?
500
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem; designated by letters.
What is Rhyme Scheme?
500
Comparison of two unlike things point by point throughout a paragraph, stanza, or entire literary work.
What is an Extended Metaphor?
M
e
n
u