Literary Elements
The people, animals, or creatures in a story.
Characters
A comparison using "like" or "as."
Simile
This punctuation mark joins two closely related independent clauses.
Semi colon
This paragraph introduces the main claim of an essay.
Introduction
Writers use this type of evidence by directly quoting the text.
Textual evidence
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects.
Personification
A word that replaces a noun.
Pronoun
The sentence that states the essay's main argument.
Thesis Statement
The author's perspective or attitude toward a subject.
Tone
The point in the story with the greatest tension
Climax
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Complex sentence
A paragraph should begin with this sentence.
Topic Sentence
The process of making a logical conclusion using clues from the text.
Inferences
The main problem or struggle in a story.
Conflict
"Buzz," "crash," and "hiss" are examples of words that imitate sounds. What is this called?
onomatopoeia
This error occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma.
Comma splice
This type of evidence explains how a quotation supports the claim
Analysis
The conflict between a character and society is known as this.
Character vs Society
What is the central message or lesson of a text called?
Theme
The use of an object, person, or event to represent a larger idea.
Symbolism
Correct the sentence: "Neither of the students have finished."
Neither of the students has finished.
Explain the difference between summary and analysis
Summary tells what happens; analysis explains how or why it matters.
Explain how an author develops a theme over the course of a text.
Through characterization, conflict, setting, symbolism, plot, and other literary elements.