Literary Elements and Genres

The _______ is the basic sequence of events in a story or text.

• Mood

• Style

• Character

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

________ are part of a character's personality that is consistent over time.

• Character feelings

• Character traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which genre includes suspense, hidden clues, investigation, and fast moving plot?

• Mystery

• Realistic Fiction

• Adventure

• Fantasy

__________ is a type of fiction literature that has a focus on futuristic science or technology. The setting might take place in space or on a made-up planet.

Example: A Wrinkle in Time

• Legend

• Science Fiction

• Fable

• Fantasy

A/An _____________ is a text that is written to inform the reader about a real person's life. The author of the text is the person featured in the story.

• Biography

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which genre is usually about animals that act like people and ends with a lesson.

• Fiction

• Fairy Tales

• Fables

• Fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

_________ is a story that is made up. The characters, setting, and events are all fake, but they could happen in real life. It is a story that could happen to real people.

Example: Frindle

• Tall Tale

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Which literary element tells the reader when and where the story takes place?

• Theme

• Plot

• Conflict

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

A/An _________ is a word or phrase that has a different meaning that what is being said.

Example: "That test was a piece of cake!"

• idiom

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which figurative language is the example below?

"I have a million things to do!"

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3