Literary Elements!!

The outline of the story.

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

A portion of the text is called....

A long work of fiction.

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

Conversations between characters

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

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

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

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

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

The main character

Sequence of events in a literary work.

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

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

A speaker or character who tells a story.

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

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

A character that changes over the course of a story.

Writing that tells a story.

The time and place of a literary work.

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

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

A  comparsion that uses as or like...

Brief work of fiction.

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

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

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

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

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

The use of words that imitate sounds.

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

A category or type of literature.

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

Three-line verse form.

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

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

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

Lesson taught by a literary work.

Struggle between opposing forces.

Thee central point of a literary work.

Saying one thing but meaning something else.

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

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

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

A poem that tells a story.

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

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

The verses in a poem...

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