Literary Elements #1
Refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
The main character of a story, novel, or play.
What is the protagonist?
A person who tells the story.
What is Narrator?
The end of a narrative.
What is resolution?
The type of text in which the author wants to convince you of something.
What is Persuade.
The type of text in which the author wants to amuse you for the enjoyment of reading.
What is Entertain
The point of view in which the narrator is telling the story through their own perspective.
What is First Person Point of View.
A literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.
What is a conflict?
Refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work. (A general life lesson)
What is theme?
What is the following an example of:
BAM!
What is an Onomatopoeia?
(A word which mimics the sound it represents.)
The author's attitude towards what they are writing about.
What is tone.
a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as."
What is a simile?
Creates direct comparisons without the express use of “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
The point of view in which the narrator is a person who is not involved in the story.
What is third person point of view.
_______ is the feeling the readers feel when reading the piece of writing.
What is Mood.
A type of conflict in which the main character battles internally with themselves.
What is character vs. self
(Man vs self)
Used to provide beginning, essential information for characters, plot, and other narrative elements.
What is exposition?
A character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality. They also don't undergo any kind of change throughout the narrative.
What is a minor character?
A deep and layered character in a story.
(A character we know a lot about.)
What is a major character?
A literary device that exaggerates the truth to make a point.
What is hyperbole?
The character in opposition with the Protagonist.
What is Antagonist?
The third person point of view in which the narrator has access to ALL the characters thoughts and feelings.
What is third person omniscient?
The third person point of view in which the narrator has access to only one characters thoughts and feelings.
What is third person limited.
A literary device that uses repetition of the beginning sound
What is a alliteration?
The high point of a narrative that changes the rising action to falling action.
What is the climax?