Literary Elements for Grade 6

Front

First-person point of view

Back

Narrator is a character in the story, uses "I" or "we"

Front

Third-person limited point of view

Back

Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of one character

Front

Third-person omniscient point of view

Back

Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of all characters

Front

Simile

Back

Comparison using "like" or "as"

Front

Metaphor

Back

Direct comparison without "like" or "as"

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human traits to non-human things

Front

Exposition

Back

Introduction of setting, characters, and background

Front

Rising action

Back

Events leading up to the climax

Front

Climax

Back

Turning point or most intense moment

Front

Falling action

Back

Events after the climax leading to resolution