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Literary Elements Review
Literary Elements Review
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A #literaryelements quiz covering twenty basic short story elements
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Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Setting
Style
Metaphor
Simile
2
Main character or hero of a story
Protagonist
Plot
Character
Antagonist
3
The feeling a literary work conveys to readers
Tone
Style
Mood
Theme
4
Hints to the reader as to what may happen later in the text
Flashback
Irony
Foreshadowing
Symbol/Symbolism
5
Something that represents something other than itself
Simile
Symbol/Symbolism
Theme
Metaphor
6
Comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
Simile
Conflict
Metaphor
Character
7
Method in which the author uses to write
Irony
Theme
Style
Setting
8
Contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens or exists
Style
Plot
Setting
Irony
9
Language used by the author for specific effect
Mood
Simile
Word Choice
Plot
10
Struggle within a single character
Conflict
Irony
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
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A struggle or problem for the character
Internal Conflict
Theme
External Conflict
Conflict
12
A person, animal, or creature in a literary work.
Antagonist
Hero
Character
Protagonist
13
Force or character working against the main character
Antagonist
Character
Simile
Protagonist
14
Time, place, and physical characteristics of where a story takes place
Setting
Style
Theme
Character
15
A scene that interrupts the present action by referring to the past
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Symbol/Symbolism
Flashback
16
Struggle between character(s) and an outside force
Conflict
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Theme
17
The message the author wants the reader to understand
Style
Conflict
Theme
Plot
18
The sequence of events in a story
Plot
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Setting
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The writer’s attitude toward his or her subject
Style
Metaphor
Tone
Mood
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Description language that appeals to the senses
Imagery
Word Choice
Theme
Metaphor
