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Literary Elements for middle school
Literary Elements for middle school
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ESL Literary devices
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What does it mean to compare and contrast?
the reason for writing a story
To find the similarities and differences between two things
the central topic
to think about what will happen
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What is symbolism?
How the story is written. How it "sounds"
The order in which the story happens
an object that represents an idea or concept beyond the literal meaning
A memory from the past
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What is mood?
the authors manner of expression
the lesson of the story
how the reader feels
the perspective of the story
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What is conflict in a story?
something we can conclude
The solution
little things that add to the story
A problem or struggle in the story
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What is author's purpose?
How the story is written
who tells the story
things that are true and things that are beliefs
The reason the author writes the story
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What is a static character?
a minor character
a character who stays the same
a character who changes
a major character
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What is a character?
A person, animal, creature or being in the story
What makes the story happen
Where the story takes place
The result of what happens
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What is a narrator?
how the story make you feel
Who tells the story
how the story develops
the way in which the events of a story happen
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What is foreshadowing?
Who is involved in the story
When the story hints that something is going to happen
What is true and what is something people believe
What happened in the past
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What is the antagonist/protagonist?
the results of something
how the reader feels
what creates something
the major character/the person against the major character
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What is plot?
the problem of the story
the main character
the sequence of events of a novel
an object represents something greater than itself
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What is theme?
the use of words or phrases in a non-literal way
something we can guess
differences and similiraties
a message that the author conveys to the reader
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What is a dynamic character?
a character who changes
a minor character
a main character
a character who stays the same
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What is setting?
the problem of the story
how the reader feels
The time and place of the story
how the story is written
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What is an inference
How the story ends
What happens in the story
Something we can conclude based off of evidence
What we cannot conclude
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What does it mean to "draw conclusions"?
to find the differences and similarities in the story
to find the problem
to use clues from the story to figure out more of the story
to say what the story means
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What does it mean to predict outcomes?
to find the perspective of the story
to find the main idea of the story
to find the good character in the story
to imagine how the story will end
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What is tone?
something many people believe
what will happen
how the reader feels while reading
the attitude expressed by a character and/or the author
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What is characterization?
the problem in the story
the minor characters
what happened in the story
the development of a character
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What is point of view?
where the story takes place
the view from which the story is narrated
the meaning of the story
what is likely to happen next in the story
