Literary Elements
the message the author wants to tell the reader (often lessons that can be applied to real life
What is theme?
a conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue?
makes a comparison between two unlike ideas by using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
the use, more than once, of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence
What is repetition?
the authors main reason for writing
What is author's purpose?
the feeling created in a reader by a piece of writing
What is mood?
the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
makes a comparison between two unlike ideas without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
the repetition of sounds at the end of a word ex) hat, bat, cat, mat
to convince the reader to think or do something
What is persuade?
the time and place of the story
What is setting?
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
What is personification?
makes a comparison using exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word
What is alliteration?
to teach or give information to the reader
What is inform?
the events, the order in which they occur, and the relationship of the events to each other
What is plot?
a contradiction between what happens and what is expected
What is irony?
uses two opposite or contradictory words ex) "pretty ugly"
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables (the beat)
Rhythme
to give the reader a story they will enjoy
What is entertain?
a struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
anything that stands for or represents something else
Symbol
the use of words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
the repetition of consonant sounds
What is consonance?
a logical way of presenting a belief (includes a claim, evidence, and reasoning)
What is an argument?