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Elements of Literature 1
Elements of Literature 2
Elements of Literature 3
Elements of Literature 4
Stages of Plot
100

The type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the main characters do not

What is Dramatic Irony?

100

The narrator is a character in the story.

First person point of view


100
An object that stands for something else, such as a larger idea.
What is symbolism?
100
The reason the author wrote the piece.
What is author's purpose?
100

The beginning of the story where the author introduces the setting, characters, and other important information the readers need to know.

What is Exposition?

200
How the reader feels in response to the text.
What is mood?
200
The problem that drives the story and creates the action.
What is conflict?
200

When a character struggles with an outside force. 

What is External Conflict?

200

A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another.

What is an Antagonist?

200

This is the highest point of tension or action in the story. Also called the "Turning Point."

What is Climax?

300
The author's attitude toward the topic.
What is tone?
300
The universal lesson, moral, or message the reader should learn from a story.
What is theme?
300

Read the following and determine the point of view:

All of the children in the class were nervous when Mrs. Maple was late to class; little did they know she was planning the biggest surprise of the year.

Third person

300

When a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs. 

What is Internal Conflict?

300

A series of events builds from the beginning of the story; where the author builds interest and tension in the story.

What is Rising Conflict?

400

When the actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal meaning. 

What is irony?

400
The events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
400

A leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

What is a Protagonist?

400

What figure of speech is being used below:

Sorry I'm late; the line at the gas station was a mile long. 

hyperbole

400

The events of the story after the climax or turning point; the events lead to the end of the story and the resolution.

What is Falling Action?

500

The people who carry out the action in the story.

 Character?

500

The type of irony where the situation's outcome is totally different from what people expect.

What is Situational Irony?

500

What is the point of view of the passage below?

"The first thing you should know about me is I am my father’s son. And when they came for him, I did as he asked. I did not cry."

First person

500

The type of irony where something is the opposite of what they mean.

What is Verbal Irony?

500

The final outcome or “untangling” of the events of the story.

What is Resolution?