Literary Elements

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Another term for the main character in the story.

• Antongonist
• Narrator
• Protagonist
• Flat Character

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A term meaning the problem of a story.

• Traits
• Character Motivation
• Protagonist
• Conflict

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A literary term meaning when and where the story takes place.

• Flashback
• Theme
• Setting
• Foreshadow

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Which literary term describes the events of the story?

• Plot
• Climax
• Conflict
• Point of view

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Which literary term means the central message or lesson of the story?

• Theme
• Climax
• Conflict
• Point of View

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Characterization is the way an author reveals what a character is like and how the character changes throughout the story.

• true
•  false
• sometimes true
• There is no such thing as characterization.

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A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ____ or _____.

• and, or

• like, as

• and, like

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What is a metaphor?

• ^{A metaphor is a comparison, but it doesn't use "like" and it says one thing IS another.}

• when you say a hint to someone

• when you compare with someone saying like

• I don´t know

Irony

Verbal, situational, and dramatic

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What is tone in writing?

• The reader's attitude toward the subject.
• The author's attitude toward the subject.
• The reader's feelings about the subject.
• The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key. 

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The definition of mood is 

• the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
• revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
• overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 
• working with a partner to check your writing. 

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What is personification?

• giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.

• a way to describe people

• exaggeration to make a point

• when a person is pretending

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How does imagery help us understand the story?

• It doesn't
• By expressing how the author is feeling
• Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
• By telling the mood