Elements of Literature

"You're as cold as ice" and "They fought like cats and dogs" are example of what?

What is plot?

• the sequence of events in a story

• the main idea of the story

• the way the characters interact in a story

• the word choice an author uses

Diction refers to an author's ____________________.

How is theme revealed in a story?

• through the diction and syntax

• through details in the character, setting, and symbols

• through the beginning, middle, and end of a text

• through an epilogue at the end

There is a right and a wrong way to interpret a text.

• True

• False

What kinds of pronouns will you find in a 1st person narrative?

• he, she, they

• you, ours, yours

• I, my, we

Tony Stark, Harry Potter, Perry the Platypus, Phineas & Ferb, Goku, Sherlock Holmes, and Alexander Hamilton are all

• protagonists

• antagonists

Thanos, Professor Snape, Dr. Doofenschmirtz, Candace, Frieza, Moriarty, and Aaron Burr (sir) are all

• protagonists

• antagonists

"Mrs. Josephson is the best teacher of all time!" is an example of what form of figurative language?

What is syntax?

• an authors word choice

• character development

• the way a plot is structured

• the order of words to create sentences and paragraphs