Literary Elements pre-assessment

A clue to something that will happen later in the story is known as:

• symbolism

• allegory

• foreshadowing

• conflict

A concrete object used to represent an abstract idea, or an ordinary object that has extraordinary meaning:

• flashback

• satire

• euphemism

• symbol

The universal lesson or message that a writer tries to send through his or her work:

• theme

• metaphor

• allusion

• conflict

When the narrator is outside the story, not involved, and knows the thoughts and actions of all the characters

• first-person perspective

• second-person perspective

• third-person omniscient

• third-person limited

The point in the plot structure where the problems occur

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

A story’s main character:

• protagonist

• antagonist

• dynamic character

• static character

An interruption of the chronological (time) order to present something that occurred before the beginning of the story.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• allusion

• imagery

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art in a piece of writing, and it’s assumed that the reader is familiar with the reference.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• flashback

• allusion

The most exciting point in a story, when the conflicts reach a turning point.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

When a character says the opposite of what he or she actually means:

• tone

• verbal irony

• alliteration

• situational irony