Story Analysis Elements & Literary
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is Setting?
A text explains how volcanoes form and provides facts about eruptions. What is the author's purpose?
What is Inform?
The author's attitude toward a subject.
What is Tone?
"After weeks of practice, the team's performance was stupendous, earning praise from the judges."
What does stupendous most likely mean?
What is outstanding?
Who defends Tom Robinson during his trial?
Who is Atticus Finch?
A student writes: "The disagreement between two friends drives the events of the story and causes both characters to change."
Which story element is the student describing?
What is Conflict?
An article explains that increased screen time can lead to poor sleep habits and lower academic performance. Which text structure is being used?
What is cause and effect?
The narrator uses "I," "me," and "my" throughout a story. What point of view is being used?
What is First Person?
"Despite repeated setbacks, the scientist remained resolute in her efforts to complete the project."
What does resolute most likely mean?
What is determined?
Why do the boys initially value the conch shell on the island?
What is: It helps establish order and gives everyone a chance to speak?
A student claims that a story teaches readers that prejudice can harm innocent people. Which literary element is the student identifying?
What is Theme?
A writer discusses the advantages and disadvantages of online learning versus traditional classrooms. Which text structure is being used?
What is Compare and Contrast?
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
What is Imagery?
"The editor was meticulous, reviewing every sentence multiple times before publication."
What does meticulous most likely mean?
What is extremely careful or precise?
What motivates Kino to keep the pearl even after it begins causing problems for his family?
What is: He believes it can provide a better future and opportunities for Coyotito?
A character begins a novel selfish and immature but becomes responsible by the end. This is an example of what literary element?
What is Characterization?
Read the statement:
"Many schools should start later because research shows students perform better when they get more sleep."
Which author's purpose is most likely being used?
What is Persuade?
The audience knows a character will be betrayed, but the character does not. This is an example of what literary device?
What is Irony?
"The mayor's statement was intentionally ambiguous, allowing different groups to interpret it in different ways."
What does ambiguous most likely mean?
What is unclear or open to multiple interpretations?
Why does Brutus ultimately decide to join the conspiracy against Caesar?
What is: He fears Caesar's growing power will threaten Rome's republic?
A story is told from the first-person perspective of a teenager who misunderstands many events around him. How might this point of view affect the reader's understanding of the story?
What is: The reader only receives limited information and may not fully understand events until later in the story?
A student writes:
"The article explains that pollution increases the risk of asthma in children."
Is this an example of summarizing, analyzing, or paraphrasing?
What is summarizing?
An author repeatedly uses a storm throughout a novel to represent chaos and uncertainty in the characters' lives. What literary device is being used?
What is Symbolism?
"The CEO's response to the crisis seemed perfunctory; although he apologized, his words sounded rehearsed and lacked genuine concern for those affected."
What does perfunctory most likely mean?
What is done with little sincerity, effort, or care?
Choose one of the four texts and explain how a symbol helps develop a major theme.
Pearl = greed/destruction
Mockingbird = innocence
Conch = civilization/order
Lord of the Flies = savagery/evil
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