Story Elements
The way an author develops and reveals a character’s personality
What is Characterization?
A narrator who tells the story using “I” or “we."
What is 1st POV?
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem.
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a Simile?
When an object represents a deeper meaning or multiple meanings.
What is Symbolism?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is POV?
A narrator who tells the story using “he,” “she,” or “they.”
What is 3rd POV?
A piece of writing that uses rhythm, figurative language, and structure to express ideas or emotions.
A comparison saying one thing is another.
What is a Metaphor?
A hint about something that will happen later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
Events that move the story forward toward the climax or resolution.
what is Plot advancement?
A narrator’s personal preference or prejudice that influences their storytelling.
What is Bias?
The way a text is organized or arranged.
What is Literary Structure?
Giving human traits to objects or animals.
What is Personification?
A reference to another text, myth, or historical event.
What is Allusion?
An event that sparks the main conflict of a story.
What is a Catalyst?
When a narrator leaves out important information.
What is Omission?
Language that appeals to the reader’s senses.
What is Imagery?
An exaggeration used for emphasis.
What is a Hyperbole?
A criticism or commentary about problems in society.
What is a Societal Critique?
A scene that interrupts the present timeline to show an event from the past.
What is a Flashback?
Conclusions readers draw using clues from a single texts or multiple and their own thinking.
What is a Literary Inference?
Language that uses comparisons, exaggeration, or symbolism.
What is Figurative Language?
When expectations and reality are different.
What is Irony?
The underlying message or theme beyond the surface story.
What is Deeper meaning?