Literary Elements Review

Author's Purpose is:

• The author's theme

• The author's reason or intent for writing something

• The author's use of literary devices

• The author's structure of the story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Mood is __________

• When nonhuman things are given human characteristics

• The feeling a piece of writing creates in the reader

• The attitude or feeling of the author of a literary work

• An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The setting of a story includes:

• Time

• Place

• Time and Place

• Neither Time and Place

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Tone is __________

• The feeling a piece of writing creates in the reader

• The attitude or feeling of the author of a literary work

• Using words or phrases that appeal to the five senses

• An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Check all of the facts about setting that are true:

• Adds backdrop to a story

• Involves theme

• Helps create mood

• Can be a nonhuman character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of these is NOT one of the possible Author's Purposes?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To conflict

• To entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Conflict is ___________

• A problem or struggle between opposing forces

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• The author's message, often about life or human nature

• An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Alliteration is ________

• Hints or clues to suggest what happens next

• When nonhuman things are given human characteristics

• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds

• The attitude or feeling of the author of a literary work

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hyperbole is _______

• When a writer interrupts a story to explain earlier events

• Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• Using words or phrases that appeal to the five senses

• An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Flashback is ________

• When a writer interrupts a story to explain an earlier event

• The use of concrete or real objects to express ideas

• Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen next

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3