Literary Elements Review

These two ladies appear to be engaged in:

The plot is:

Writing that is not meant to be taken literally:

A story using animal characters that teaches a lesson

The struggle between opposing forces that drives the action of a story is the:

The stage of a plot where the action starts to slow down and the conflict begins to resolve:

Figurative language comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

A speaker (or character) who tells the story

The main or central idea of a story. The moral or message of the story.

Writing from this point of view uses pronouns such as "I" and "me"

Which is an example of a simile?

A grouping of lines together that make up the verse of a poem

What the author thinks about the subject they're writing about; their attitude toward it:

Writing from this point of view uses the pronouns "you" and "yours"

A symbol is

The stage of a plot where setting, characters, and background information is introduced is the

The protagonist___________

A brief story about an amusing or interesting event

Who carries out the actions of the plot in a story?

The stage of the plot where the conflict has been resolved

The association that a word brings to mind. It can be negative, positive, or neutral.

A feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work

The rhythmical pattern of a poem is known as its

The events leading up to the main problem or conflict

Drama is

Words that closely resemble the sound they make, such as BOOM! POW! MOO! BUZZ! are examples of

Words in a row with the same beginning consonant sound

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" is an example of a

This phrase demonstrates:

The turning point and/or point of greatest action or suspense in a story is its

When and where a story takes place is the:

To show how two things are the same is to

The antagonist is a person, group, or force that

Figurative language used when an object or animal just SEEMS like it's doing something human:

The use of clues that suggests events that will occur later in the plot

In literature, the ________ is how the reader feels after reading the selection.

Writing in this point of view uses pronouns such as "he," "she," or "they"

Hyperbole is when the writer or speaker

When words are used that appeal to one or more of the five senses