literary elements 1
literary elements 2
literary elements 3
literary elements 4
100
can be to inform, describe, to persuade or to entertain
Authors Purpose
100
literature that passes from one generation to the next by word of mouth
oral tradition
100
the most important idea in a paragraph
main idea
100
an event or action that set something else in motion. the result of the outcome
cause and effect
200
his or her life story from the first person point of view
auto biography
200
the time and place in which the events of a story occur
setting
200
thinking ahead to guess how things might turn out
predict
200
using information from the text to make a general statement
draw conclusions
300
Person, animal or another presence in a story
character
300
feeling curiosity uncertainty or even dread about what is going to happen
suspense
300
asking yourself what information helps you gets the most from the text
question
300
making judgements about you are reading and how is presented
evaluate
400
struggle between two opposing forces
conflict
400
the writers attitude towards the subject
tone
400
he order in which events occur
sequence
400
beliefs that are based on experiences or opinions
identify assumptions
500
conflict between what seems to be true and what actually is true
irony
500
unique of language that expresses the authors or the speakers personality to the reader
voice
500
considering your thoughts and feeling about something
respond
500
using your own understanding of the world to decide what sensory details in the text mean
interpret imagery
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