Literary Elements #1
Refers to the environment (time, place, weather, mood, etc.) in which a story occurs.
What is setting?
The main character of a story, novel, or play.
What is the protagonist?
A person who tells the story.
Who is the Narrator?
The end of a narrative.
What is denouement OR resolution?
A repeating consonant sound at the beginning of words. Ex: The busy bee buzzed and bounced around.
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
The point of view in which the narrator is telling the story from their own perspective.
What is First Person Point of View?
The author or narrator’s attitude toward the topic; the mood; can change throughout a piece.
What is tone?
Refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work.
What is theme?
What is the following an example of:
"Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones...eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys."
What is Foreshadowing AND/OR symbolism AND/OR allusion.
A third person narrator who knows the thoughts/feelings/interiority of every character.
What is a subjective, omniscient third person.
A figure of speech in which two objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as."
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that creates direct comparisons without the use of “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
When the author uses words to appeal to the senses and create an image in the reader's mind.
What is descriptive language?
An author’s and/or character’s unique style; the outcome of all their specific choices (sentence length/variety, diction, figurative language, rhythm and energy of phrasing, etc.)
What is voice?
Information revealed about a character through dialogue or interactions with other characters.
What is indirect characterization?
Used to provide beginning, essential information for characters, plot, and other narrative elements.
What is exposition?
When an object represents something else. Ex: Roses represent love.
What is a symbol/symbolism?
When the tension of conflict reaches its highest, most intense point
What is climax?
When the reader gets a hint about what might happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
The character in opposition with the Protagonist.
What is Antagonist?
When you give human traits to non-living things. Ex: The wind whispered to me.
What is personification?
When someone says something that is the opposite of what they mean. Ex: After getting into a car accident, John said "Great! This is just what I needed today!"
What is irony?
A narrative POV that observes outward action only
Who is a Third Person Objective Narrator?
A reference to another story, text, or historical event within a story.
What is an allusion?