Literary Elements
What is the series of actions and events in a story?
Plot
What technique repeats words, phrases, or story elements?
Repetition
What is the author’s attitude toward a topic?
Tone
What compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Similie
What uses the five senses in writing?
Imagery
What is the time and place where a story happens?
Setting
What technique uses symbols to express ideas?
Symbolism
How does the reader feel from the writing?
Mood
What compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”?
Metaphor
Which sense is used in: “The room was dark and gloomy”?
Sight
What is a struggle between opposing forces or characters?
Conflict
What technique repeats beginning sounds?
Alliteration
An author writes about a serious topic. What is the tone?
Serious
What gives human characteristics to non-human objects?
Personification
Which appeal uses facts and logic?
Logos
What is the perspective from which a story is told?
Point of View
What technique is a story where characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves?
Allegory
A story makes the reader feel scared. What is the mood?
Scared
“The flowers are dancing.” What device is this?
Personification
Which appeal brings out emotion?
Pathos
What is the central idea or message of a text?
Theme
What are literary techniques used for?
To give readers a greater understanding and appreciation of the story
Is tone about the author or the reader?
The author
“He is like a clever, old fox.” What device is this?
Similie
Which appeal is based on trust, usually involving a celebrity or professional?
Ethos