
Literary Elements Review
Authored by Lynn Legg
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The perspective from which a story is told.
theme
point of view
symbolism
connotation
Answer explanation
Examples: 1st person -- events are told by one character, using the pronoun "I."
3rd person limited -- events are told through the eyes of one character using pronouns such as he, she, they.
3rd person omniscient -- events are told by someone outside the story, who can read everybody's mind, also using he, she, they.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The message an author is trying to convey throughout the novel.
structure
dialogue
theme
figurative language
Answer explanation
Examples: "Be true to your own values" (Mulan)
"Family loyalty is very important" (Moano)
"Appearances can be deceptive" (Shrek)
"True friends stick together when times get tough" (Finding Nemo)
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Something that stands for something else. Can be a person, place, or thing that comes to represent an idea.
symbolism
alliteration
setting
plot
Answer explanation
Examples: dove = peace
owl = wisdom
mountain = problem
blanket = safety
gold wedding band = eternal love
tomb = death
wild horse = freedom
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Words spoken by characters in a story.
connotation
denotation
dialogue
point of view
Answer explanation
Dialogue, which is typically contained in quotation marks, provides information about the speaker as well as the plot.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Language that means something different from what the words literally (actually) say.
plot
summary
characters
figurative language
Answer explanation
Examples:
Similes -- two things compared using like or as (She was as sweet as candy).
Metaphors -- two things compared NOT using like or as (Her eyes were priceless jewels).
Personification -- things or animals that are given human qualities (The wind shrieked, and the house groaned).
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The narrator and how he/she/they feel about the events, setting, and characters in the story.
tone
visual
mood
flashback
Answer explanation
Examples:
Scared, zany, fantastical, enthusiastic, bossy, cynical, annoyed
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The way the reader is made to feel when reading a story.
mood
attitude
setting
drama
Answer explanation
Mood may be conveyed through setting, plot, tone, and theme.
Examples: content, sad, frustrated, questioning, nostalgic
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
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