Literary Elements
Overall emotion created by the work of literature
mood
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
Example - The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
A conclusion reached after consideration of text evidence and prior knowledge
What is an inference
When do you take the STAAR Reading Test?
Tuesday, May 15th
This story element can be either internal, external, or both
What is conflict
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
Example - The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
The process of reducing large sections of text to their essential points and main ideas.
What is summarizing
What are the elements of a plot?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denoument
This can be depicted in the following sentence: "The castle sat in a moat surrounded by murky water."
What is setting
The perspective from which a story is told. What are the three different types we have discussed in class?
What is point of view
1st person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
Example - Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
Questions about two stories is what this is called
paired piece
A reading strategy in which the reader breaks the text into smaller pieces and identifies the main idea of each segment.
What is chunking the text
Events that occur in the story
What is plot
The method of getting information from other parts of the story.
What is context clues
Sound words- "pow" "buzz" "swish"
What is onomatopoeia
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository
If a question on the STAAR Reading Test were to ask you about a story's summary, what should you look for in the answer choice?
A beginning, middle, and end.
A person or animal in the story, play, or literary work
What is a character
The part of a story when the conflict increases and tension builds.
What is rising action
What do authors use to create vivid descriptions that appeal to the reader?
What is imagery
What does T.W.I.S.T. stand for?
Student individual response
A question that starts with, “What is the most likely reason the author…” is referring to this concept.
What is author's purpose