Mr. Tucker's Lit ELEMENTS 2022 Summer Assignment

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

What makes a literary element different from a literary device?

• Literary ELEMENTS are the must-have, cannot-do-without parts of a story, kind of like the bricks of a house or building.

• Literary ELEMENTS are the décor or picture-like parts of a story.

The PLOT is what happens in a story.

• True

• False

The ... of a piece of literature is defined as the emotion or feeling that readers get from reading the words on a page.

• rising action

• expository

• mood

"mood" when you read literature is a great way to figure out how an author wants readers to feel about certain ideas, messages, and themes.

• True

• False

... is defined simply as the time and location in which the story takes place.

• the highest point of action in a story/climax

• setting/exposition

Sometimes ... is described as the main idea of a work...but more accurately, ... are any ideas that appear repeatedly throughout a text. That means that most works have multiple ...!

• resolution or end of story

• theme/s

When looking for a theme, ask yourself what an author is trying to teach us or show us through their writing.

• True

• False

... is the perspective from which the story is told.

• point of view

• antagonist

The ... in a book or movie is the MAIN CHARACTER.

• protagonist--like Batman

• antagonists--like the Joker