Literary Elements
THEME
What is the central message or lesson in a story?
NONFICTION ARTICLE
give information about real topics
CONTEXT CLUES
Use surrounding words to figure out unknown words
ORDER AND SEQUENCE
Chronological Order and Chronological Order
PROPER NOUNS
Specific names of people and places (Emma, Hickory Woods)
POINT OF VIEW
Who is telling the story?
BIOGRAPHY
A biography tells the true story of a real person's life. Also known as a Personal Narrative. Nonfiction.
SYNONYM AND ANTONYM
Synonyms (words with similar meanings) SHORT
Antonyms (words with opposite meanings) TALL
CAUSE AND EFFECT
When a cause - reason something happen, has an effect- result
SINGULAR POSSESSIVE
sister's friends (one sister owns the friends)
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
What is to clarify, explain, entertain, argue, etc. ?
HISTORICAL FICTION
Presents a story on real events or people with fictional elements
CENTRAL IDEA
The main point of the entire passage/text
PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
The author presents a problem or issue and suggests potential fixes or solutions
PLURAL POSSESSIVE
kids' plays (multiple kids own the plays)
PLOT
What is Beginning, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution?
POETRY STANZA
A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose. Stanzas help organize the poet's thoughts and create rhythm.
TRANSITION
Additional
Location
Compare and Contrast
Conclude
Illustration
Time/Order
Cause and Effect
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
show ownership (her sweater, his shoes, their house)
POINT OF VIEW
What Point of View is "Halfway up Pike's Pass, I could hear Grandpa..."
PRIMARY SOURCE
Written by the author about the author - Journal, Letters, etc.
Directly from the source such as Congress or United Nations Laws.
The opposite of a Secondary Source
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
DESCRIPTION
A passage describing a topic
EDITING