Literary Elements

The speed at which a story is told

The speaker tells the story knowing only what is seen, heard, and felt by the thoughts a viewpoints of one character.

Poems that expresses great emotion and are typically paired with music.

A reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with another claim

A character's background and contact with others.

Usually take place in made-up worlds. They often include magic and supernatural elements.

A book about the life of a real person, written by someone else.

A word, phrase, or clause that links one idea to the next

Presents the ideas of the author with the purpose of making the reader consider the topic.

Evidence and reasoning supported by facts and effective in persuading the audience to agree with the writer’s claim is

Reasons behind the actions of characters. These reasons are often needs or desires.

The turning point in a story.

Establishing points of view, introducing characters, describing the setting, establishing the pace of the story

The main statement of an argumentative text, which usually appears in the introduction

The pattern of events in a story.

An outside observer tells the story, knowing all that happens to the main characters, including their thoughts.

The way the author reveals the characters in a narrative.

An attitude that the author conveys about the subject or the characters.

The flow of sentences and paragraphs from one to another

Writing that tells a story from the author's imagination. The story is built using elements of plot.

The speaker is talking to you, the reader, and uses the pronoun "you". This point of view is rarely used in literature.

Writing based on fact and tells about actual people, places, and events (choose the BEST ANSWER

Conversation between two between in a story.

The main point that the text communicates.

Written in lines and stanzas. It may convey deep emotion, depict a moment in time, or tell a story.

The message or deeper meaning in a story, poem, play, or other work of literature.

The struggle between opposing forces in a story.

The narrator tells the story from the "I" point of view.

The feeling a reader experiences while reading the text.

A story where the characters face a problem that seems to be beyond explanation (suspense and horror are subgenres).

The "voice" telling readers the story.

A type of story written to be acted out. It contains lines of dialogue along with stage directions for the action.

The main character.

A type of poem that usually has 14 lines, each with 10 syllables and an alternate-line rhyme scheme.

A very long, narrative (story) poem that tells about the extraordinary feats of a great legend or national hero.

Ideas and opinions set forth by the writer

The opponent or rival of the protagonist.

People or other beings that appear in a literary work.

A book about the life of a real person, written by that person.

The opening of a story where the author describes the setting, introduces the characters, and reveals the conflict.

The final event of a plot. It could be the solution, explanation, or an outcome.

Typically set in the future, outer space, or maybe another world. May include science that hasn't been invented