Literary Elements
the time and place in which the story occurs
What is setting?
the most suspenseful part of the story
What is the climax?
Comparing using like or as
What is a simile?
Names a person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
The text structure that shows the similarities and differences between two or more topics.
What is Compare/Contrast?
The emotion created in the reader by the story
What is mood?
(opening) introduction of the setting and characters
What is exposition?
The cake exploded in the oven - KAPOW!
What is an onomatopoeia?
What is a conjunction?
Claim, evidence, counterclaim, and support are all types of what text structure?
What is an argumentative essay?
the series of events taking place in the story
What is plot?
author describes the conflict or problems the characters must face
What is rising action?
When the sun came up, it smiled down at me and I knew it was going to be a great day.
What is personification?
The pencil is under the desk. What part of speech is the italicized word?
What is a preposition?
A structure that explains that because this happened something else will happen next.
What is cause/effect?
a struggle between two forces in the story
What is conflict?
point where the central conflict ends
What is the resolution?
The path we were following looked just like the yellow brick road.
What is an allusion?
What is an adverb?
The autobiography is in ____________________ order.
What is chronological?
the main idea or lesson of the story
What is theme?
A guess that can be made based on the story
What is an inference?
There was a spy spying on another spy and neither of them knew!
What is irony?
Josh was cleaning their locker because he spilled milk all over his books. Which pronoun does not agree?
What is their?
This text structure identifies a conflict and offers ways that it could be resolved.
What is problem/solution?