Literary Elements
The person telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
Time and place of a story.
What is setting?
An object that stands for something else, such as a larger idea.
What is a symbol?
The first paragraph in an expository essay.
What is an introduction paragraph?
The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader throughout a story.
What is mood?
The events that make up a story.
What is plot?
A hint of what will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing?
The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text.
What is the main idea?
The two parts in an essay that discuss the topics in a thesis statement in depth.
What are body paragraphs?
The author's attitude about a subject.
What is tone?
The universal lesson or message the reader should learn from a story.
What is theme?
The group of people or readers the author is trying to reach?
What is the audience?
A character who is often considered the main character, or "hero".
What is the protagonist?
A problem that moves the story forward, and creates action.
What is conflict?
Using words to create sound effects in literature
What is onomatopoeia?
A simplified version of the contents of a paragraph or article.
What is a summary?
Examples/evidence that support the thesis statement.
What are concrete details?
The character who makes the main character's life difficult.
What is the antagonist?
The point in the story where the strongest emotional response takes place.
What is the climax?
An educated guess using clues from the text.
What is an inference?