Elements of Literature 1
Elements of Literature 2
Figurative Language
Figurative Language 2
Writing
100
The person telling the story.
Who is the Narrator?
100
Time and place of a story: when and where.
What is setting?
100
An object that stands for something else, such as a larger idea.
What is symbolism?
100

Comparing two things by saying one IS something else (NOT using "like" or "as").

What is metaphor?

100

The first sentence of the essay that grabs the readers' attention and the last sentence of an essay that ties back into the real world.

What is a hook?

What is a big picture statement/real-world tie-in/mic drop moment?

200
How the reader feels in response to the text.
What is mood?
200
The problem that drives the story and creates the action.
What is conflict?
200
A non-linear plot structure that goes back in time.
What is a flashback?
200

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as."

What is simile?

200

Words like additionally, furthermore, therefore, etc. that move the writing along.

What are transitions?

300
The author's attitude toward the topic.
What is tone?
300
The universal lesson, moral, or message the reader should learn from a story.
What is theme?
300
Painting a picture using the five senses.
What is imagery?
300

Giving human-like characteristics to non-human things.

What is personification?

300

The last sentence of the introduction that contains the main point of the essay.

What is a thesis statement?

400
Highlights the differences between two characters.
What is a (character) foil?
400
The events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
400
A hint of what will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing (to foreshadow)?
400

Repeated consonant sounds (Peter Piper picked...").

What is alliteration?

400

In an argumentative essay, the sentence that begins with, "Although some people might think ______, this is incorrect because ______."

What is counter-argument?

500
The narrator is a character in the story (characterized by the use of I, me, and my).
What is 1st person point of view?
500
The narrator is outside the story (characterized by the use of he, she, they, them, etc.)
What is 3rd person point of view?
500
A reference to a historical, mythological, or cultural event or person.
What is allusion?
500

A sound word.

What is onomatopeia?

500

What needs to go in every body paragraph?

What is R-A-C-E-S?

A topic sentence, text evidence, an explanation, and a summary sentence

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