8th Grade Literary Elements Definition Review

a feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by a reader

An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words

A comparison where one thing is said to be another thing is a...

A logical guess that is made based on information from the piece of text

life lesson learned from a literary work that can be applied to the reader's life

Language specific to a job or field of study is called...

A character that undergoes a change in the story is considered...

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"  is called...

the introduction of the characters and the conflicts they will face in the story

when things begin to happen in a story to build conflict

when characters are revealed by the narrator who gives all necessary info. to the reader

When non-human things are given human characteristics

A comparison of two things or situations where the relationship between the two is studied

a break in the timeline of the story, revealing something significant that happened earlier

the end of a story where all of the loose ends are tied together

The most dramatic point in the story; the conflict is usually resolved here

The author's attitude toward their writing subject is called...

when the author chooses words that appeal to the reader's senses

A character that remains the same throughout the story is considered...

casual mention of something, without naming it directly, that the reader is expected to know

when characters are revealed by their actions, dialogue, etc.

Feelings that the reader gets when reading a literary work are called...

the problems encountered in a story

words spoken between characters in a literary work

Repeating a word or phrase for effect

A huge exaggeration made for effect

The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words in a phrase

When and where a story takes place

contrast between appearance and reality, reality is the opposite of what it seems

when an object in a story is given more importance and stands for something more

The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings

when hints are given earlier in a work that lead to what happens later in the story

What happens directly after the climax in a story

The method of narration used in a piece of text; may be 1st, 2nd, 3rd person