Literary Elements and Techniques

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

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Theme

Front

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

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Dialogue

Front

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

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Idiom

Front

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

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Allusion

Front

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

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Point of view

Front

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

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Mood

Front

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

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Plot

Front

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

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Simile

Front

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

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Hyperbole

Front

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

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Theme