Elements of Literature 1
The person telling the story.
Who is the Narrator?
Time and place of a story: when and where.
What is setting?
An object that stands for something else, such as a larger idea.
What is symbolism?
The reason the author wrote the piece.
What is author's purpose?
The first sentence of the essay that grabs the readers' attention.
What is a hook?
How the reader feels in response to the text.
What is mood?
The problem that drives the story and creates the action.
What is conflict?
A non-linear plot structure that goes back in time.
What is a flashback?
Positive or negative emotions associated with a word based on the context in which it is used.
What is connotation?
To improve by making changes.
What is revise?
The author's attitude toward the topic.
What is tone?
The universal lesson, moral, or message the reader should learn from a story.
What is theme?
Painting a picture using the five senses.
What is imagery?
Used to reinforce the thesis.
What is support/examples?
To move smoothly from one topic to the next.
What is a transition?
Highlights the differences between two characters.
What is a (character) foil?
The events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
A hint of what will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing (to foreshadow)?
Take it apart and examine the pieces closely.
What is analyze?
To say again.
What is restate?
The narrator is a character in the story (characterized by the use of I, me, and my).
What is 1st person point of view?
The narrator is outside the story (characterized by the use of he, she, they, them, etc.)
What is 3rd person point of view?
A reference to a historical, mythological, or cultural event or person.
What is allusion?
Use clues to come to a conclusion.
What is inference (to infer)?
Where you restate your thesis and a summary of main points.
What is a conclusion?