Literary Elements
The message or lesson about life in a text.
What is Theme?
The beginning of the story that introduces the characters and setting.
What is Exposition?
Writing that tells a story.
What is Narrative?
A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.
What is Stanza?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is Point of View?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a Noun?
What must begin every sentence and every proper name?
What is A capital letter?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is Plot?
Events that build tension before the turning point.
What is Rising Action?
In STEAL, the S stands for this.
What is Speech?
One row of words in a poem.
What is a Line?
A narrator uses I, me, my, and we.
What is First Person?
A word that replaces a noun
What is a Pronoun?
The mark that ends a statement; the mark that ends a question.
What is Period; question mark?
The time and place of a story.
What is Setting?
The turning point or most intense moment.
What is Climax?
In STEAL, the T stands for this.
What is Thoughts?
The voice speaking in a poem
What is Speaker?
A narrator speaks directly to you, the reader.
What is Second Person?
A word showing action or a state of being.
What is a Verb?
The mark for strong emotion; use it sparingly in formal writing.
What is a Exclamation point?
The main character whose goals drive the story.
What is Protagonist?
Events after the climax as tension decreases.
What is Falling Action?
In STEAL, the E stands for this.
What is Effect on others?
Language that goes beyond literal meaning for effect.
What is Figurative Language?
A narrator uses he, she, and they.
What is Third Person?
A word describing a noun.
What is a Adjective?
The mark used to separate items in a series.
What is a Comma?
The Character or force opposing the main character.
What is Antagonist?
The part where the story's main conflict is settled.
What is Resolution?
In STEAL, the A stands for this.
What is Actions?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a Simile?
The feeling or atmosphere a text creates in the reader.
What is Mood?
A word modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is a Adverb?
The marks surrounding exact spoken words.
What is Quotation marks?
The way an author reveals character traits.
What is Characterization?
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is Conflict?
In STEAL, the L stands for this.
What is Looks?
A comparison WITHOUT using like or as.
What is a Metaphor?
Attitude or feeling created by the authors word.
What is Tone?
A word showing relationships, such as under, beside, or after.
What is a Preposition?
The mark for possession or contractions.
What is a Apostrophe?
The voice or character telling a story.
What is Narrator?
A student argues with a rival. Name the conflict type.
What is Character vs. Character?
The plot stage in which a narrative introduces its situation.
What is Exposition?
Giving human qualities to something nonhuman.
What is Personification?
A passage creates fear and suspense in readers. Name the literary element.
What is Mood?
A word connecting words, phrases, or clauses
What is a Conjunction?
The mark introducing a list after a complete sentence.
What is a Colon?
A category or type of text, such as mystery or poetry.
What is Genre?
A student struggles to decide whether to confess. Name the conflict type.
What is Character vs. Self?
The narrative stage in which the main problem reaches its turning point.
What is Climax?
Extreme exaggeration for effect.
What is a Hyperbole?
A speaker sounds sarcastic and annoyed. Name the literary element.
What is Tone?
The part of a sentence telling who or what it is about.
What is a Subject?
The mark joining two closely related independent clauses.
What is a Semicolon?
To examine a text closely and explain how or why its parts create meaning.
What is Analyze?
A character fights an unfair law. Name the conflict type.
What is Character vs. Society?
Name two details that can make a narrative interesting.
What is dialogue, vivid details, clear conflict, suspense, interesting characters?
Descriptive language appealing to the senses.
What is Imagery?
What helps a reader figure out tone or mood?
What is Word choice?
The part of a sentence that tells something about the subject.
What is Predicate?
Name the uses of a hyphen and parentheses.
What is Hyphen joins certain words/parts; parentheses set off extra information?
To reach a logical answer using evidence and reasoning.
What is Conclusion?
Name BOTH conflict types: a hiker fights a blizzard; a student fights a malfunctioning robot.
What is Character vs. Nature; Character vs. Technology?
Put these narrative stages in order: resolution, rising action, situation, climax.
What is Situation, rising action, climax, resolution?
Name the sound device in 'Busy bees buzz’.
What is Alliteration?
In 'I crept into the dark, silent hallway,' identify the point of view and a possible mood.
What is First person; eerie, tense, fearful, or suspenseful?
Name the FANBOYS.
What is For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Correct the sentence “The students, finished their work its done and they're going over there”.
What is “The students finished their work. It's done, and they're going over there”.