Elements of Literature 1
The person telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
Time and place of a story: when and where.
What is setting?
An object that stands for something else, such as a larger idea.
What is symbolism?
The reason the author wrote the piece.
What is author's purpose?
English 1 STAAR is on this date.
What is April 9th?
How the reader feels in response to the text.
What is mood?
The problem that drives the story and creates the action.
What is conflict?
A non-linear plot structure that goes back in time.
What is a flashback?
Making an educated guess.
What is inference? (to infer)
Your essay on STAAR should follow this format.
What is introduction, body paragraphs 1 and 2, and conclusion?
The author's attitude toward the topic.
What is the tone?
The universal lesson, moral, or message the reader should learn from a story.
What is theme?
Painting a picture using the five senses.
What is imagery?
Used in your essay to support the thesis.
What is text evidence?
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
What is rest? (or sleep)
The first sentence of the essay that grabs the readers' attention.
What is a hook?
The events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
A hint of what will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing (to foreshadow)?
Take it apart and examine the pieces closely.
What is analyze? (or analysis)
You have this long to complete your STAAR test.
What is all day?
The narrator is a character in the story (characterized by the use of I, me, and my).
What is 1st person point of view?
The narrator is outside the story (characterized by the use of he, she, they, them, etc.)
What is 3rd person point of view?
This literary device gives human qualities, emotions or actions to non human objects, ideas or animals.
What is personification?
In an argument essay, this is the opposing viewpoint meant to challenge the author's original claim.
What is a counterargument?
On the STAAR, we should read the _____ before the passages.
What is 'questions'?