Literary Elements I
the perspective from which a story is told
the story is told by one of the characters in the story (pronouns: I, me)
What is First Person Point of View
the two main types of conflict
What is Internal and External Conflict
A story using made-up characters but could happen in real life
What is Realistic Fiction
Identifies a person, place, thing or idea. For example: teacher, student, book, cat, dog
What is a noun
a hint or clue given to help you predict what will happen in the story.
What is Foreshadow
- an interruption in a story to tell about an event that occurred in the past and can explain a character's present behavior by revealing an event from his or her past.
What is Flashback
the most exciting moment of the story, a decisive moment; turning point
What is Climax
a kind of writing meant to be performed onstage by actors
What is Drama
Describes a noun or pronoun. For example: good, bad, sweet, short
the reason the author has for writing. (inform, persuade, express, & entertain)
What is Author's Purpose
the character who works against the main character in the story; the "bad guy"
events that develop the conflict and lead up to the climax
What is Rising Action
- a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
What is Interjection
the overall feeling that writer creates for a reader.
What is Mood
an event where the result is the opposite of what was expected
- a storyline that has a beginning, middle, and end, and is composed of five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is Plot
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology like robots, time machines, etc.
What is Science Fiction
Identifies am action or state, for example: run, read, write, listen, eat
What is a Verb
something that stands for something else such as the sunrise at the end of a sad story represents happiness
What is Symbolism
the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story
What is Tone
a central idea, message, or lesson of a work
has magic and/or talking animals.
What is a Fairy Tale
Describes a verb, adjective or adverb. For example: quickly, silently, well, soon, late.
the story is told by an outside narrator. The narrator only knows what the main character knows.
What is Third Person-Limited
What is Third Person Objective
- point of view where the narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters
These stories are/have
Set in the Wild West, the American frontier
Main characters skills/size/strength is greatly exaggerated
Exaggeration is humorous
What is a Tall Tale
Replaces a noun in a sentence. For example: he, she, him, her, I
What is a pronoun