ESL Literary Terms

The author's attitude toward the subject.

• Conflict
• Imagery
• Tone
• Mood

The problem in the story.

• Conflict
• Imagery
• Tone
• Mood

The feeling the reader gets while reading the story.

• Conflict
• Imagery
• Tone
• Mood

Descriptive language that paints a picture in your mind and uses the five senses.

• Conflict
• Imagery
• Tone
• Mood

The actions and events that happen in the story.

• Setting
• Theme
• Plot
• Simile

The time and place in which the story takes place.

• Setting
• Theme
• Plot
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The lesson learned after reading the story.

• Setting
• Theme
• Plot
• Simile

Comparing two things using like or as

• Setting
• Theme
• Plot
• Simile

One of the characters tells the story from his or her perspective by using I, me, and my.

• First person point-of-view
• Second person point-of-view limited
• Third person point-of-view objective
• Second person

The narrator of the story uses he or she to explain the actions and feelings of one character in the story.

• First person point-of-view
• Third person point-of-view limited
• Third person point-of-view objective
• Second person point-of-view