Literary Elements

What is a "theme" of a story?

• The action of the story

• What the characters tell you is happening

• The message the author wants for the reader

Foreshadowing in literature is...................

• The end of an event

• warning or indication of a future event

• Finally reaching a conclusion

• A character with an attitude

What is the protagonist of a story?

• the main character

• supporting character

• the narrator

• the "bad guy"

The flowers danced in the wind. What is the an example of?

• character analysis

• dialogue

• setting

• personification

What is the Exposition?

• The part in the story where all the problems are solved.

• The high point of the story.

• The part of the story where characters are introduced.

• Everything that happens in a story.

What is the Falling Action?

• The action that makes up the story.

• The person or force that works against the hero of the story.

• The action after the climax that leads to the end.

Who is the Antagonist?

• The person or force that works against the hero.

• The hero or good guy in the story.

used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience

• imagery

• tone

• irony

• mood

Audience knows what’s going on, but the character/speaker does not

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

when the result of an action is different to the desired or expected effect

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony