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Literary Elements
Literary Elements
100
the way in which an author reveals characters, events, and ideas in telling a story
What is point of view
100
the part of the story following the climax in which the conflict is solved
What is resolution
100
ending of a written piece
What is conclusion
100
the repetition of inital sounds in neighboring words
What is alliteration
100
an object, idea, or animal given humban qualities
What is personification
200
the fluency, rhyme and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer
What is voice
200
what happens in the story; includes the conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is plot
200
a conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or a person
What is generalization
200
word that stretch the truth
What is exaggeration
200
the comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison are used
What is metaphor
300
the main character tells the story using I
What is first person
300
time and place in which the story takes place
What is setting
300
the struggle that grows out of two opposing forces in a plot
What is conflict
300
a word that sounds like what is says ex. buzz
What is onomatopoeia
300
occurs when the author suddenly interrupts the flow of the story to jump back into earlier events.
What is flashback
400
someone outside the story is telling the story, he, she, they, it
What is third person
400
most exciting part of the story the turning point
What is climax
400
parts of a story
What is literary elements
400
a comparison of two unlike things in which a cord of comparison is used (like, as)
What is simile
400
converstaion between people in a story
What is dialogue
500
author's intent either to inform, teach, entertain, persuade, or convince
What is author's purpose
500
author's message behind the story
What is theme
500
the part of a story where the plot becomes complicated and leads to the climax
What is rising action
500
occurs when the writer warns of something that will happen in the future
What is foreshadowing
500
tools used by the author to provide voice to the writing (ex. alliteration)
What is literary divices