Literary Elements 1
Literary Elements 2
Examples
Literary Devices 1
Literary Devices 2
100
The insight about life that is revealed in a literary work.
What is theme
100

The highest point of intensity in a story.

What is the climax

100
Example: Jumbo shrimp
What is an oxymoron
100
A difference between what is said and what is meant.
What is verbal irony. Example: Oh, goody! It's time to do my homework.
100
A statement that is self-contradictory but still speaks the truth.
What is a paradox
200

What are the 6 types of conflict?

1. Man v. Self

2. Man v. Man

3. Man v. Society

4. Man v. Technology

5. Man v. Nature

6. Man v. Supernatural

200

What are the basic elements of Setting? 


Bonus points if you can give me the more complex definition of Setting!

Time / Place


General Environment - Weather / Socio-Economic Status / Ethnic or cultural division

200

Example: The constant references to Dracula in Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak.

What is an allusion

200
A technique used in which a writer will plant clues or subtle indications about events that will happen later in the narrative.
What is foreshadowing
200

A physical object that represents an abstract concept.

What is a symbol

300
The implied attitude of the writer toward the subject or the audience.
What is the tone
300

Name the 5 parts of a Narrative Arc

1. Exposition

2. Rising Action

3. Climax

4. Falling Action

5. Resolution / Denouement

300

Example: I'm going to die if I don't get to see Taylor Swift in concert this year.

What is hyperbole

300
The word sounds like what it describes.
What is onomatopeia
300
A difference between what happens and what would be expected to happen.
What is situational irony. Example: A student studies for days for an English test, but sleeps in the morning of the test, shows up late for class, and fails the test.
400

Name four ways an author characterizes a protagonist.

1. How they look

2. How they act

3. What they feel / think

4. What others say about them

400

Complete the following sentence to make this narration Second-Person point of view:

"___ walked down the hallway."

What is "you".


First person would be "I" / Third person would be "He/She/They"

400

Example: A character falls ill and struggles to recover. What type of conflict is this?

Man v. Nature
400
A sudden perception, interpretation, or enlightenment experienced by a character in literature.
What is an epiphany
400

Explain the difference between simile and metaphor.

Both are a comparison of two unlike things - a simile uses "Like" or "as", a metaphor does not.
500
What is the difference between Denotation and Connotation?

Denotation - the literal meaning of a word

Connotation - the implied meaning of a word.

500

What is the difference between Literary Elements and Literary Devices?

Elements are the building blocks of a story - you cannot have a story without them.

Devices are optional - an author may use them to add meaning and depth to their story.

500
Example: Freedom weeps, wrong rules the land, and waiting justice sleeps
What is personification
500
A humorous word or phrase that depends on a double meaning, either from a second meaning of the same word, or from the meaning of another word with a similar sound.
What is a pun
500

Define the three types of Irony

Dramatic Irony - when the audience knows something the characters do not

Situational Irony - When an event in a story is opposite from what is expected.

Verbal Irony - Sarcasm / Saying one thing and meaning another.

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