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Literary Elements
Nonfiction
Poetry and More
Drama
Misc.
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The main character in a story
What is protagonist
100
This type of Nonfiction: The Life and Times of Walt Disney written by Micky Mouse
What is biography
100
Groups of lines in poetry. Similar to paragraphs.
What is Stanza
100
This type of drama always has a happy ending
What is Comedy
100
Problems occurring for characters
What is Conflict
200
Hints or clues of events to come
What is foreshadowing
200
Research sources: I'm writing a paper about dog training. I have an interview with Peggy Pekingese, the worlds leading trainer.
What is Primary Source
200
This type of drama has a sad ending
What is Tragedy
200
Perspective from which the story is being told
What is Point of View
300
Author shows us through actions and dialogue what a character is like
What is indirect characterization
300
The Life and Cooking of T. Bedford by T. Bedford
What is Autobiography
300
Shakespeare's Sonnets are written in this meter
What is Iambic Pentameter
300
A long speech by one character and given to other characters on stage
What is Monologue
300
The feeling a reader gets from a story.
What is Mood
400
Which type of irony? Eric posted on his Facebook page a complain about the uselessness of Facebook.
What is situational irony
400
My First Year as a High School Student by Tyson Yates this story only covers a part of his life
What is memoir
400
This is a character that changes over the course of the story. Usually a main character.
What is a Dynamic character
400
Romeo's speech about Juliet's beauty. He is talking to himself and alone.
What is Soliloquy
400
The author's attitude towards the subject, you can tell this by the author's word choices
What is Tone
500
What are the five elements of a plot?
What is Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
500
At the end of a research paper you must make a works cited page for your resources. How do you know which source to list first and last?
What is list them in alphabetical order
500
This type of character is one dimensional, we don't know much about their personality. These are usually minor characters.
What is a Flat character
500
The audience knows that Juliet is not dead but Romeo does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
500
What is the MAIN IDEA in a piece of writing? The universal message the author is trying to get across? It is a statement about life, not a summary.
What is Theme