Literary Devices
Genres
Elements of a Story
Nonfiction
Purpose, Perspective, and Point of View
100
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
100
A traditional story, legend, myth, or fable that has been retold from one generation to another
What are folktales?
100
Major idea of an entire narrative piece
What is theme?
100
A short description about a picture
What is a caption?
100
The reason the author wrote the passage
What is author's purpose?
200
A comparison that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. For example, "This oatmeal is a rock!"
What is a metaphor?
200
A traditional story about heroes or supernatural beings, often to explain natural events such as the weather.
What are myths?
200
Events in a story, usually with a problem and solution
What is plot?
200
Alphabetical list of words and meanings found in the back of a book
What is glossary?
200
The way the author sees a situation or the facts.
What is author's perspective?
300
A poetic sound created by using several words that begin with the same consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
300
Stories that have magical events and often take place in imaginary worlds.
What is fantasy?
300
The order in which the story events happen
What is sequence?
300
Showing how things are alike and how they are different--Venn Diagram is often used
What is compare and contrast?
300
The author is writing about himself/herself
What is first person point of view?
400
Words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Stories that take place in the future with imaginary science and technology developments.
What is science fiction?
400
Details that give sight, sounds, and smells
What is description?
400
A shortened version with the main points
What is a summary?
400
Author writes about the thoughts and feelings of only one character
What is third person limited point of view?
500
Words that make pictures in your imagination
What is imagery?
500
A play written for performance
What is drama?
500
The text tells why things happen and what happens as a result.
What is cause and effect?
500
A statement that can be checked to prove that it is true or false VERSUS how someone thinks or feels about something
What is fact vs. opinion?
500
Author knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
What is third person omniscient point of view?
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