Literary Elements
This is the time and place where a story happens.
What is the setting?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun” is an example of this.
What is a simile?
A character walks into a dark room and hears a strange noise behind them. The reader knows something might happen, but the character does not. This is an example of what?
What is suspense?
This is the person or group a piece of writing is intended for.
What is the audience?
A narrator who uses “I” and “we” is usually using this point of view.
What is first-person point of view?
The main character in a story is called this.
What is the protagonist?
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
A character starts the story afraid to speak in front of others but eventually gives a speech to the whole school. This shows the character has experienced what?
What is character development?
This is the reason an author writes something—to inform, entertain, persuade, or express something.
What is the purpose?
This is when the author uses words that appeal to sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, or other senses.
What is imagery?
This is the problem or struggle faced by a character.
Answer: What is conflict?
What is conflict?
“The wind whispered through the trees” gives a human action to something non-human.What is personification?
What is personification?
A boy wants to join the school basketball team, but he is nervous that he isn’t good enough. He struggles with his own fear and self-doubt. What type of conflict is this?
What is internal conflict?
A sentence that contains one independent clause is called this.
What is a simple sentence?
When evaluating information online, you should consider whether the source is trustworthy and supported by evidence. This is called evaluating the source's _____.
What is credibility?
This is the turning point or most intense moment of a story.
What is the climax?
“BOOM!” and “CRASH!” are examples of this type of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
A story begins with a character receiving a mysterious letter. The author then takes the reader back to events that happened several years earlier. What literary technique is being used?
What is a flashback?
A sentence containing two independent clauses joined by a conjunction is called this.
What is a compound sentence?
The meaning of a word can often be determined by examining these words and sentences around it.
What are context clues?
This is the message or lesson the author wants readers to understand.
What is the theme?
This is an extreme exaggeration used for effect, such as “I’ve told you a million times.”
What is hyperbole?
When you connect something in a text to something that happened in your own life, you are making this type of connection.
What is a text-to-self connection?
This is the process of checking your writing for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and clarity before submitting it.
What is editing/proofreading?
You see a social media post making a surprising claim. Before believing or sharing it, you check who created it, when it was published, and whether other reliable sources support the claim. What media literacy skill are you using?
What is evaluating a source?