Literary Elements
The person or thing that performs any action in a story.
What is a character?
When you make a comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
This is when two people speak back and forth. It involved quotes.
What is dialogue?
The story takes place in North Carolina in the 1980's. This description is an example of...
What is setting?
An author's reason for creating a particular work: Usually to persuade, inform, and entertain.
What is author's purpose?
This is the term for a word a that imitates a sound. Examples include "Oink," "Buzz," or "Skrrt"
What is onamatopeia?
The perspective or angle from which a story is written is known as this.
What is point of view?
This genre specifically uses sounds, rhythm, and word choice to share ideas.
What is poetry?
The order that a story is told following the time order in which a series of events happened
What is a chronological order?
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis
What is hyperbole?
A problem or issue in a story. It can either be internal or external.
What is conflict?
This genre focuses on stories that have never happened that usually deals with the future, technology, and adventuring into the unknown.
What is science fiction?
The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
Greek term for when an author or presenter tries to persuade you using logic.
What is Logos?
What is personification?
The point of the story or plot diagram where the reader is the most excited. They do not know what is going to happen next.
What is the climax?
Greek term for when an author proves their credibility on a topic.
What is Ethos?
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
The specific word order that an author uses in a sentence is known as this term.
What is syntax?