Literary Elements

Front

Setting

Back

When or where the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is plot?

Back

What happens during a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Front

Protagonist

Back

The good guy; the person who the story is about

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

Antagonist

Back

The bad guy; the person who is causing issues for other characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is tone?

Back

How the story sounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

What is point of view?

Back

How the story is told and who is telling the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

Theme

Back

What the author's intentions are; the lesson learned

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

What is foreshadowing?

Back

Alluding to something that hasn't happened yet

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Front

Symbolism

Back

When something represents something else

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is irony?

Back

When something is expected to happen, but something else occurs

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3