Lit Elements
The person telling the story is called...
Narrator
A comparison between two things that does NOT use like or as is called....
Metaphor
The start of a story, when they introduce the characters and background information, is called...
Exposition
This punctuation mark shows possession or contraction.
Apostrophe
This sentence states the main idea or argument of an essay.
Thesis
The time and place of the story is called...
Setting
Acting in a story like something is human when it is not alive.
Personification
Increasing tension leading to the climax is called..
Rising action
Commas
This type of evidence comes directly from the text.
Quotation
The turning point or most exciting/intense moment in the story is called...
Climax
An exaggeration used for emphasis is called...
hyperbole
The end of the story when the conflicts are resolved is called....
Resolution
Quotation marks are used to show this.
Direct quotes or what people are saying (dialogue)
A writer includes lots of sensory details to make pictures of the story in your mind, these pictures are called...
Imagery
In a story a fight or struggle between two different forces (the "problem" of the story) is called
Conflict
The phrase "Time is a thief that steals moments before we realize they’re gone" is called...
Metaphor
The events after climax when the situation is less tense is called...
Falling action
The sentence “The students books were left in the classroom.” is incorrect because it is missing this punctuation mark.
These are reasons and examples that support the writer’s claim.
Evidence
The lesson or message of the story is called...
Theme
This type of figurative language refers to something well-known from history, literature, or culture is called....
Allusion
This type of story organization presents events in the order they actually happened, from beginning to end is called...
Chronological order
How would you correct: I went to the store but I forgot to buy milk eggs and bread.
Add commas because it is a list: I went to the store, but I forgot to buy milk, eggs, and bread.
Writing to persuade someone using logic, facts or statistics is called...
Logos