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Literary Elements
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ESL Literary devices
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What is author's purpose?
who tells the story
things that are true and things that are beliefs
How the story is written
The reason the author writes the story
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What is an effect?
the manner in which the story was written
the change that is a result or consequence of the cause
a little thing that adds to the story.
the force that makes something happen
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What is the main idea?
the problem in the story
the ending
what happened in the story
the big point of the story
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What is the antagonist/protagonist?
the results of something
what creates something
the major character/the person against the major character
how the reader feels
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What is mood?
the lesson of the story
how the reader feels
the authors manner of expression
the perspective of the story
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What is point of view?
the view from which the story is narrated
where the story takes place
what is likely to happen next in the story
the meaning of the story
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What is plot?
the main character
an object represents something greater than itself
the main events of a novel; beginning, middle, and end
the problem of the story
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What is summary?
a memory
what will happen in the future
little things that add to the story
an account of the main points of the story
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What is the sequence of events?
the cause
The order in which the events happen
the effect
The place in which the story happens
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What is setting?
the problem of the story
how the reader feels
how the story is written
The place where the story takes place
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What is tone?
how the reader feels while reading
the manner of expression in writing
what will happen
something many people believe
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What does it mean to compare and contrast?
the reason for writing a story
to think about what will happen
To find the similarities and differences between two things
the central topic
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What is a character?
Where the story takes place
The result of what happens
A person in the story
What makes the story happen
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What is conflict in a story?
The main problem of the story
The solution
little things that add to the story
something we can conclude
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What is symbolism?
How the story is written. How it "sounds"
The order in which the story happens
Where the story takes place
A memory from the past
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What is a cause?
The result.
The central topic of the story.
The purpose of the story.
What makes something happen
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What is theme?
the central point of the story
the use of words or phrases in a non-literal way
something we can guess
differences and similiraties
