Literary Elements
The time, location, and environment in which a story takes place?
The Setting
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Similie
Name the structure of an essay.
Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
A person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
What are the name of the 3 main characters of The Lord of the Flies.
The main character in a story?
The Protagonist
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Thesis Statment
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another verb
Adverb
The memoir "Night" retells the authors experiences in which Holoucaust camp?
Auschwitz
The point of the story where the conflict is at its greatest?
The Climax
The central message of a literary work
Theme
A statement that supports your argument would be a...
Claim
A part of speech that describes a noun.
Adjective
How does Piggy die in LOTF?
He gets hit with a boulder and his head cracks open on the rocks below the cliff
The beginning of a story where the author establishes the setting and characters?
The Exposition
An object, animal, or person that represents something deeper.
Symbol/Symbolism
A detailed examination of an argument.
Analysis/Commentary
A word that shows the relationship of a noun to another word.
(Ex. on, next to, inside, under)
What is the name of the author of "Night"?
Ellie Weisel
After the climax of the story where all conflicts are resolved?
Resolution/Conclusion
When the audience knows something that the characters do not...this is known as what?
Dramatic Irony
A claim made to rebut or to go against a presented argument.
Counterclaim/counterargument
A clause in a complex sentence that can not stand on its own as a complete sentence
Dependent clause
What was the main message of Lord of the Flies?
Man is naturally evil