Literary Elements and Techniques

What is the big idea or message that the author tries to convey?

What do we call a conversation between characters in a story or an internal conversation within one character?

Identify the figurative language technique used: 'It’s raining cats and dogs.'

Identify the figurative language technique used: 'Sweets are her Achilles’ heel.'

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere created by a literary work?

What do we call the sequence of events in a story?

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

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

What do we call a recurring symbol or motif in a literary work?