Literary Elements
where and when the story takes place.
What is setting?
A short writing that covers the main story elements and includes the plot and them.
What is summarizing?
The most important idea in a text or the most important point an author makes.
What is central idea?
Words and phrases that help readers to determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases.
What are context clues?
The title of a section of a text that introduces a topic.
What is a heading?
What occurs in the beginning, middle and end of the story.
What is events?
The story is told by one of the characters in the story.
What is first-person point of view?
Tell more information about the topic and support the central idea.
What is relevant details?
Words that have the same meaning.
What are synonyms?
Shows important events in chronological order, usually from the earliest to the latest event.
What is a timeline?
A problem that a character has in the story.
What is conflict?
The story is told by someone outside the story.
What is third-person point of view?
The main point an author is trying to make in an informational text.
What is author's claim?
Words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?
Information is given that often begins with a central idea and is followed by elaboration, characteristics, or examples of the subject.
What is description?
How a character changes throughout the events in the story.
the way the character thinks or feels about something in the story.
What is character's perspective?
A short or brief writing about an informational text the covers the central idea and relevant details.
What is a summary?
A comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”
What is simile?
Information is shared as an issue or a problem of concern and a solution is given or explained
What is problem and solution?
Contribute to or add meaning to the plot.
The underlying message or lesson the author is trying to teach you.
What is theme?
The way the author feels and/or their attitude towards the topic of the text.
What is author's perspective?
A comparison of two things that are different by saying one thing is another thing
What is metaphor?
Information is presented in a series of instructions or steps in a process.
What is sequence?