Literary Elements
Where and when the story takes place
What is setting?
A person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
Genre based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history
What is Nonfiction?
The part of the plot that introduces conflicts and complications, building tension and suspense as the story progresses towards the climax
What is rising action?
The first paragraph in an essay
What is the introduction?
Sequence of events in the story
What is Plot?
An action or state of being
What is a verb?
A type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader's imagination or emotions
What is poetry?
The most intense, exciting, or emotionally charged point where the main conflict or tension reaches its peak
What is climax?
A type of comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
The central idea or message of a story
What is theme?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
A type of nonfiction writing that aims to inform the reader about a specific topic, providing facts, details, and explanations
What is informational Text?
The final part of the plot where the main conflict or problem is resolved
What is resolution?
When a narrator uses "I, Me" it is written in this Point of View
What is 1st Person?
The type of narration used, as in first person, second person, or third person
What is point of view?
A word that describes a verb
What is an adverb?
Literature that describes imaginary events and people
What is Fiction?
The part of the plot that follows the climax, where the story moves towards its resolution
What is falling action?
A feature of a poem such as rhyme, sound devices, and figurative language
What is poetic device?
The use of words and descriptions to create mental images
What is imagery?
A word that replaces a noun
What is pronoun?
Genre of stories that portray characters, events, and settings that could plausibly occur in real life
What is Realistic Fiction?
The struggle or clash between opposing forces, whether internal or external, that drives the plot
What is conflict?
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of this literary element
What is alliteration?