Literary Elements

Sequence of events in a literary work.

Writing that tells a story.

Reason that explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way.

The verses in a poem...

The fire crackled as it engulfed the house.

Looking back at past events in a story....

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Three-line verse form.

Lesson taught by a literary work.

General term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality.

The time and place of the action.

"You are as beautiful as a rose" is an example of...

A gross exaggeration.

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

Struggle between opposing forces.

Be quiet! Be quiet and sit down! is an example of..

Use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

I am so hungry, I could eat twenty burgers!

Hints that tell what will happen in a story.

The use of words that imitate sounds.

Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.

In a story, something that is used to represent something else.

A short speech delivered by an actor in a play, expressing the character's thoughts.

The conversation between characters.

"You are a beautiful rose" is an example of....

Reader's attitude and feelings about what he or she is writing.

Form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

A long work of fiction.

A poem that tells a story.

The outline of the story.

Writing that attempts to convince the reader to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.

Saying one thing but meaning something else.

A central point of the literary work.

A category or type of literature.

A figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

"Wow, you got an "F" on the test; you certainly are a terrific student" is an example of....

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work.

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.

A portion of the text is called....

A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty abou the outcome of events in a literary work.

A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event.

The descriptive/figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.

A speaker or character who tells a story.

Brief work of fiction.

Author's attitude and feelings about what he or she is writing.

A  comparsion that uses as or like...

Using an item to respresent something else.

Speech by one character in a play, story, or poem.

Prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people.