Qualities
Literary Tools
Perspective
Examples pt.1
100

Type of literature. (ex. poetry, drama, myth)

What is "genre?"

100

The central message, concern, purpose or overall lesson of a story.

What is a "Theme?"

100

A popular Tik Tok trend, where the viewer sees something from another person's perspective.

What is "POV?"

100

A memoir is an example of this type of writing.

What is "nonfiction?"
200

The physical features and traits of a character.

What is "characterization?"

200

A conversation between characters, using quotation marks.

What is "Dialogue?"

200

It is the perspective or vantage point from which a story is told. The story is told by a character that uses the pronoun "I."

What is "first person point of view?"

200

Summer of the Mariposas is an example of this genre of writing.

What is "fiction?"

300

It is the feeling created by a literary passage or work.  To create this, writers use dialogue, images, setting, and plot. It can change throughout the story.  Usually it is created at the beginning of the story, and it stays the same throughout.

What is "mood?"

300
The author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story. It builds suspense.

What is "foreshadowing?"

300

Writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects, or events. (ex. Autobiography.)

What is "Nonfiction?"

300

The jellyfish in "The Last Kiss" are an example of this literary technique.

What is "symbol?"

400
The feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work.

What is "suspense?"

400

The central purpose or message is directly written or said in the story.

What is "Stated Theme?"

400

The narrator only shares the thoughts and feelings of one character and everything is viewed from this person's perspective.

What is "limited third person point of view?"

400

"Last Kiss," "Little Things are Big," and "Mr. Entwhistle" are all written from this perspective.

What is "first person point of view?"

500

The author's attitude toward their audience and subject. (ex. serious, ironic, playful)

What is "tone?"

500

The central purpose or message is not directly stated, but suggested through the characters actions, behavior, and dialogue.

What is "Implied Theme?"

500

The narrator knows and tells about what each character thinks and feels.

What is "omniscient third person point of view?"

500

The memoir "Mr. Entwhistle" has an anxious               .

What is "tone?"