Inform,Explain, Persuade
Fiction
Define Literary Elements
Define Lit. Techniques
Examples of Lit. Devices
100

This is the type of writing that tells a reader something they don’t already know.

Inform

100

What type of character changes throughout the course of a work?

Dynamic Character

100

Plot

The basic outline of the story

100

Irony

When you expect one thing to happen and the opposite does

100

Autumn, New York City, 1944

Setting

200

This is the type of writing that gives the reader lots of information on a topic.

Inform

200

What type of character stays the same throughout the course of a work?

Static Character

200

Resolution

How/ when the conflict is resolved

200

Flashback

When the action in a story stops, and goes back in time.

200

“Those two girls hated each other.”

Conflict

300

This type of writing tries to get you to do something about the topic.

Persuade

300

When and where a story takes place.

Setting

300

Antagonist

The person or thing working against the protagonist

300

Metaphor

A comparison between to seemingly unlike things.

300

“This is my story to tell.”

1st person point of view or

Autobiography

400

This type of writing tells you who, what, where, when, why, and how.

Explain

400

The main problem in the story.

Conflict

400

Tone

How the author feels about the topic

400

Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

400

"She no longer cared.  She no longer smiled.  She was no longer herself."

Dynamic Character or

Repetition or

Parallelism

500

This type of writing tries to get you to change your mind about a topic.

Persuade

500

The highest point of excitement in a work.

Climax

500

Atmosphere

The general mood of the story

500

Repetition

When words and/ or phrases are repeated

500

“And she died, the same bitter woman she had since his death.”

Static Character