Literary Elements
Her smile is as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
A book about climate change explains what causes it and what we can do to reverse the dangers.
What is problem and solution?
This includes a claim, counterclaim, evidence, and a rebuttal. It should also have an introduction and a conclusion.
What is an argument?
Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.
What is figurative language?
A word that describes a verb
The world is a stage.
What is a metaphor?
A book about ancient Greece explains how the Spartan women were different from the Athenian women. A book about moths and butterflies describes how they are similar and how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
This part of an argument is a statement that says what the author thinks and why they think it.
What is a claim?
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
What is repetition?
Pronouns should agree in number, person, and gender
What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
What is a hyperbole?
A book about the American revolution lists the events leading to the war. A book about bees explains how bees make honey.
What is chronological order?
This part of an argument includes some kind of verifiable fact or experience. More often than not it is cited directly from a text.
What is evidence?
Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?
What is a rhetorical question?
The message woven throughout it, often about important topics such as human nature, life, or society.
What is theme?
"Trees rustled in rhythm as the breeze whistled softly through the leaves".
What is imagery?
Tell me why and what happened
What is cause and effect?
This part of an argument is opposing the claim and states what the opposing viewpoint thinks and why they think it.
What is a counterclaim?
"I came, I saw, I conquered"
What is parallelism?
The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.
What is tone?
I'm a bit tired.
What is an understatement?
This is in a topic sentence and these support it.
What is main idea and detail?
This part of an argument answers the argument against their claims in hopes to convince the reader that their original claim is correct.
What is a rebuttal?
The three main types of appeals (The Greek Please)
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Establishing the time and place where a narrative occurs, providing context for the characters and plot, influencing their actions and motivations, and often contributing to the overall mood and theme of the story by creating a specific atmosphere or environment.
What is purpose of a setting?