Literary Elements

What is the setting of a story?

• main character

• where and when a story takes place

• the reason for a character's action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

First person point of view uses pronouns like I, we, me or us.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author's attitude toward a subject; revealed through choice of words and details.

• Mood

• Tone

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The message or lesson that the writer is trying to relate to his/her readers.

• Theme

• Motif

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Using an object or action that means something more than it's literal meaning.

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A hint or clue the writer gives about what will happen later in the story.

• Mood

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The feeling the author creates in the reader; revealed through descriptions of characters, scenes or actions in a story.

• mood

• theme

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is NOT an example of motif?

• The number 3

• Evil Villains

• a box that should not be opened

• a hint or clue that a writer gives

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The difference between what is expected to happen in a story and what really happens.

• suspense

• irony

• motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A feeling of uncertainity or anxiery about what happens next in the story.

• suspense

• mood

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3