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

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

• True

• False

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

• Mood

• Tone

• Motif

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

• Theme

• Motif

• Tone

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

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

• theme

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

• Mood

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

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

• mood

• theme

• tone

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

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

• suspense

• irony

• motif

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

• suspense

• mood

• theme