Elements of Literature
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Point of View
Types of Conflict
100

the end of the story where the problem is solved

Resolution

100

comparison not using like or as

Metaphor

100

What is theme?

the moral or lesson of the story

100

point of view where the narrator is also a character in the story

1st person point of view
100

a zombie attack

man vs. supernatural

200

the problem in the story

Conflict

200
giving human qualities to non human things

Personification

200

Tone

the author's attitude or feeling

200

the point of view where the narrator is not a character but tells the story from one character's viewpoint

3rd person limited

200
a person struggles to make the right decision

man vs. self

300

where and when the story takes place

Setting

300

extreme exaggeration

Hyperbole

300

What is mood?

the feeling the reader gets

300

the point of view when the narrator is speaking to "you"

2nd person point of view

300

a gaming system is broken

man vs. technology

400

the most exciting part of the story

climax

400

repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words

Alliteration

400

scene in a passage that is set in a time earlier than the main story

flashback

400

the point of view where the narrator is not a character, but tells the story from all characters' viewpoints

3rd person omniscient

400

a person struggles to survive a wildfire

man vs. nature
500

the bad guy in the story

Antagonist

500

the opposite of what you expect

Irony
500

All knowing

Omniscient

500

The "bossy" point of view

2nd person POV

500

a group of people petition for equal rights

man vs. society