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Literary Elements Review
Literary Elements Review
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An #ela review of literary terms, figures of speech, and short story elements.
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A comparison using "
like, as,
or
than
".
exaggeration
simile
pun
oxymoron
2
One of the characters is telling the story using the pronouns "I" or "me".
omniscient
3rd person
1st person
exposition
3
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words close to each other.
simile
alliteration
foreshadowing
exposition
4
A hint about future events or actions in a story.
foreshadowing
simile
allusion
dramatic irony
5
The giving of human qualities to non-human things.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
exaggeration
personification
6
A struggle between two opposing forces in a novel, play, or short story.
exposition
conflict
climax
resolution
7
A two or three word phrase that contains opposite words or ideas.
hyperbole
oxymoron
personification
metaphor
8
The reader needs to make a decision about the character's traits based on what is written.
indirect characterization
antagonism
protagonism
direct characterization
9
The perspective from which a story is told.
exposition
exaggeration
point of view
characterization
10
The narrator stands outside the story and knows what is going on at all times.
3rd person
omniscient
protagonist
1st person
11
A comparison between two things in which one is said to be another.
exaggeration
pun
metaphor
oxymoron
12
The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
exaggeration
personification
13
A character's struggle against the rules of society.
person vs. fate
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. person
14
A play on the multiple meanings of a word.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
pun
simile
15
A character's struggle against other characters.
person vs. society
person vs. person
person vs.self
person vs. fate
16
The author's attitude toward the subject matter.
tone
theme
mood
plot
17
When what happens is very different from what we expected would happen.
allusion
verbal irony
exaggeration
situational irony
18
A contrast between expectation and reality.
irony
symbolism
pun
alliteration
19
A character's psychological struggle with their self.
person vs. fate
person vs. person
person vs. nature
person vs. self
20
The writer reveals the personality of the character directly.
antagonism
indirect characterization
protagonism
direct characterization
21
A character's struggle against what is meant to be.
person vs. self
person vs. fate
person vs. society
person vs. nature
22
A reference, in a book or short story, to a significant event, movie, song, person, or play.
allusion
verbal irony
symbolism
alliteration
23
An exaggerated statement used for dramatic effect.
oxymoron
personification
hyperbole
simile
24
Something concrete that stand for something abstract.
symbolism
hyperbole
alliteration
oxymoron
25
The story focuses on the feelings or actions of one character.
omniscient
resolution
3rd person
1st person
26
A character's struggle against the weather or environment.
person vs. nature
person vs. beast
person vs. society
person vs. person
27
A contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant.
metaphor
simile
verbal irony
dramatic irony
28
When the audience or reader knows something a character doesn't know.
oxymoron
dramatic irony
symbolism
verbal irony
29
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.
theme
tone
plot
mood
30
A message or lesson the author wants to communicate to the reader.
tone
plot
theme
mood
