Lit Element Examples
"she had a heart of stone"
"he was an open book"
What is a metaphor?
A true story someone writes about a part of their own life.
What is memoir?
This quote means people should be careful about judging others: “Don’t judge a book by its ____.”
What is cover?
definition: to warn or reprimand someone firmly
a d m _ _ _ _ _
What is admonish?
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
"the clock jumped with excitement"
"the mirror screamed at me"
What is personification?
A made-up story that comes from the author’s imagination
What is fiction?
In Harry Potter, this same-aged male character becomes Harry's best friend at Hogwarts.
Who is Ron Weasley?
definition: well meaning and kindly
b e n _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What is benevolent?
This is a group of words that lacks a subject or a verb, making it an incomplete thought.
What is a sentence fragment?
"a tiny toad took my tangerine"
"my daring dog devoured my donut"
What is alliteration?
Writing that is true and based on real people, events, or facts.
What is nonfiction?
“Stay gold, Ponyboy” is a memorable line from this novel about teenage life and belonging.
What is The Outsiders?
definition: to dislike intensely
d e _ _ _ _
What is detest?
“I went to the store I bought chips” is an example of this kind of writing error.
What is run-on sentence?
“I felt happy because I saw the others were happy and because I knew I should feel happy, but I wasn’t really happy."
What is repetition?
A story about solving a crime or uncovering a secret.
What is mystery?
“To be, or not to be: that is the ____.”
What is question?
definition: acutely distressing, troubling
h a r r _ _ _ _ _
What is harrowing?
In the sentence “She quickly ran to the bus,” this word is an adverb...
What is "quickly"?
Ex. Broken trust takes time to repair.
Ex. Trust in yourself is just as important as trust in others.
Ex. Courage through failure is essential for personal growth.
What is theme?
(central idea)
Made-up stories set in the past, often including real events or people.
What is historical fiction?
“It was the best of times, it was _______________________.”
(*from Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities)
What is "the worst of times"?
definition: involve something as a necessary or inevitable consequence
e n _ _ _ _
What is entail?
Rewrite this run-on as a correct sentence: “He didn’t study he failed the test.”
What is “He didn’t study, so he failed the test.” or “He didn’t study. He failed the test.”?