Lit. Elements + Characters

A person (or animal) in a story. Ex. Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Ron Weasley, etc.

• Mood

• Antagonist

• Character

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Busy bees buzzed between bushes.

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The alarm clocked mocked me as it blared in my ear.

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The wind whistled throughout the day.

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

She was like a breath of fresh air.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

He was as big as a dinner plate.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• onomatopia

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I find that difficult to swallow.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A simile is...

• a comparison using like or as

• a comparison NOT using like or as

• the main events of the story

• using an object to represent something else

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• where and when a story takes place

• a comparison using like or as

• giving human qualities to something nonhuman

• a comparison NOT using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D