Literary Elements!!

A character that changes over the course of a story.

The use of words that imitate sounds.

In a story, something that is used to represent something else.

A poem that tells a story.

Writing that attempts to convince the reader to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Looking back at past events in a story....

The outline of the story.

Genre of writing that focuses on real people and/or events; non-imaginary.

"Wow, you got an "F" on the test; you certainly are a terrific student" is an example of....

A category or type of literature.

"I am so hungry, I could eat a hippo!" is an example of...

Reader's attitude and feelings about what he or she is writing.

Using an item to represent something larger & more complicated, like a belief or value

A  comparsion that uses as or like...

A speaker or character who tells a story.

The verses in a poem...

Saying one thing but meaning something else.

Type of figurative language in which a non-human thing is given human characteristics.

Lesson taught by a literary work.

Figure of speech in which one thing is thought or spoken of as though it were something else.

A figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

Writing that tells a story.

The descriptive/figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.

Form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty abou the outcome of events in a literary work.

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work.

Author's attitude and feelings about what he or she is writing.

Use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

"Be quiet! Be quiet and sit down!" is an example of...

"The fire crackled as it engulfed the house," is an example of...

Three-line verse form.

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses.

A deliberate, sometimes extravagant exaggeration, sometimes for comedic effect.

Thee central point of a literary work.

Conversations between characters

Sequence of events in a literary work.

General term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality.

Reason that explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way.

Brief work of fiction.

Hints in the text that tell what will likely happen later on in a story.

The time and place of a literary work.

A brief personal story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event.

A long work of fiction.

"You are as beautiful as a rose" is an example of...

A portion of the text is called....

Struggle between opposing forces.

"You are a beautiful rose" is an example of....

The main character

Speech by one character in a play, story, or poem.