Mr. Tucker's Lit ELEMENTS: 2022 Summer A. Robinson & bpearson

Literary elements are the things that all literature—whether it's a news article, a book, or a poem—absolutely have to have.

• True

• False

You will not have to know how to use analytical tools, like literary elements, to uncover the meaning of a text.

• True

• False

What makes a literary element different from a literary device?

• literary elements are the must-have, cannot-do-without parts of a story

• False characters are the least interesting part of literature

Literary DEVICEs are the optional decor of a story, like metaphor, simile, personification--Figurative Language?

• True

• False

Literary devices are optional techniques that writers pick and choose from to shape the style, genre, tone, meaning, and theme of their works.

• True

• False

The most important literary element is language.

• True

• False

... is defined as a system of communicating ideas and feelings through signs, sounds, gestures, and/or marks. ... is the way we share ideas with one another, whether it's through speech, text, or even performance!

• Industry

• Theory

• Language

one of literature's main goals is sharing ideas, concepts, and stories with a larger audience.

• True

• False

But language can also be an important tool in understanding the meaning of a book, too.

• True

• False

The ... of a work is defined as the sequence of events that occurs from the first line to the last.

• characters

• plot

• sub characters