Literary Elements # 1

What do we call a character who DOES change by the end of a story?

What do we call a character who does NOT change throughout the novel?

What is theme?

"The alligator’s teeth are white daggers." What type of figurative language is this?

What literary element describes WHEN and WHERE the story takes place?

What is an event or scene that takes place before the present time?

What is the word used to explain how the author wants the reader to feel?

In Star Wars, Luke wore light colors & Darth Vader wore black, showing good vs evil. Ex. of...

What is a list of words and their meanings?

What is an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected? (unexpected)

In which point of view is the author part of the story, but has limited information?

In which point of view does the author know the thoughts and feelings of 1 or 2 characters?

In the novel, The Hunger Games, Katniss is an example of.....

What is using words for descriptions that do not have a literal meaning?

What is additional information or references that are printed at the bottom of the page?

When a story is told in the order that the events actually happened, it is written in.....

What type of figurative language gives human characteristics to non-living things or ideas?

What is the sequence of main events in a novel?

What is the reason why author's write?

A good synonym for "conflict" is.....

What is the word used to describe how the author feels about the selection's topic?

What is a type a writing that appeals to the five senses?

What is an account of a person's life written by that person?

What is a poetic structure of words to convey how something sounds?

We can study characterization through....

Who is the hero / main character of a novel?

What is the angle from which a story is told?

What is the resolution in a novel?

What is a story called that is not true?

Have you enjoyed your 6th grade school year?

What literary element suggests future events?

What is the climax in a novel?

Who is against the hero / main character?

What is a specific pattern used in a poem that determines which lines rhyme?

What is a heading or title, or words on a screen that communicate what is being said?

What is a conversation in literature?

What is a distinctive type of literature?

How do we get to know characters in a story?

What is an extreme exaggeration?

Where is the exposition typically located in a novel?

What is a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people?

What is anxiety or a state of uncertainty or excitement about the resolution of something?

WHEN does the resolution typically occur in a novel?

Which part of a story gives any necessary background information?

"Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy." This is an example of....

Who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem?

What is a type of figurative language that compares two things using "like / as / resembles"?

In which point of view does the author know everything about every character?

In The Devil's Arithmetic, the blokova (lady in charge of barrack) is an example of......

What type of genre teaches a moral and usually uses animals as characters?