6th Grade Literary Elements

Front

What is the perspective from which the story is told called?

Back

Point of view

Front

What is the time and location of a story called?

Back

Setting

Front

What is a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work?

Back

Character

Front

What is the main idea or underlying message of a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the outcome or resolution of the conflict in a story?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work?

Back

Motif