Literary Elements
Organization
General Terms
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
A comparison using like or as
What is simile
100
What you look for when doing a comparison between two or more things
What is similarities/similar things
100
an overview of a topic, usually including the main idea
What is summary
100
a section of a text, only several words in length
What is a phrase
100
The mood of a story
What is tone
200
A direct comparison; does not use like or as
What is metaphor
200
When you look for the difference between two or more things
What is contrast
200
name two other terms for main idea
What is central idea / essential message / primary topic
200
To show a meaning of a word or phrase
What is convey/imply/reveal meaning
200
the main conflict that happens in the story
What is central conflict
300
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration
300
Helps prove a writer’s argument or points, also called evidence
What is support
300
Something that can be proved
What is fact
300
“Imply meaning” and “reveal meaning” are synonyms for
What is convey meaning
300
a problem, including person v. person, person v. nature, and person v. self
What is conflict
400
Giving non-human things human characteristics
What is personification
400
what are these questions really asking you about: how is the information arranged; how is the text developed
What is "how is it organized?"
400
A personal value or expression; cannot be proved
What is opinion
400
How or when a word was first formed or used; will often include part of a meaning
What is word origin
400
to go back to something that happened before, usually in a fictional story
What is flashback
500
Language describing sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touch
What is imagery
500
name three examples of text structure, or organization
What is chronological, problem/solution, cause/effect, compare contrast, argument/support, list
500
The best answer is; or, something that has good evidence and is able to be proved is
What is valid
500
an original word or word part that the word in question comes from
What is word root
500
to predict something that will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing
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