Indie Reading Review

Match the following LITERARY ELEMENTS

• The sequence of events/action in a story.

• Flashback

• The actual going back to a previous event in time to relive that experience.

• Character Development

• The use of vivid descriptions to paint a picture in the mind of the reader.

• Plot

• Methods an author uses to make a character seem like a real person to the reader.

• Imagery

Match the following LITERARY ELEMENTS

• Suspense

• This builds suspense by leaving a character in a bad situation.

• Foreshadowing

• A reference in a story to another story, person, or event.

• Allusion

• Hints given by the author of what might happen later on in the story.

• Cliffhanger

• The feeling of excitement about what will happen next or later in the story.

Match the following LITERARY ELEMENTS

• The use of an object or an action to represent some deeper meaning.

• Irony

• a conversation between two or more characters, almost always surrounded by quotation marks.

• Symbolism

• When what actually happens is opposite to what the reader expected.

• Theme

• the lesson or message that an author wants you to learn; the point of the story.

• Dialogue

Match the following

• The author’s attitude toward their subject as shown through their writing choices.

• Tone

• The change that a character experiences from the beginning to the end of a story.

• Allusion

• A reference in a story to another story, person, or event.

• Character Transformation

• The feeling that the reader gets from a work of art

• Mood

Usually a good vs. evil story set in a magical, imaginary world​ ​ (a)  

• Fantasy
• Science-Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Historical Fiction

W​ritten with the purpose of teaching you facts about real people/places/events​ (a)  

• Informational Texts
• Historical Fiction
• Folktale
• Dystopian Fiction

an imaginary story set in our real world, people behave like real people but are made up.​ ​ (a)  

• Realistic Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy
• Legend

a story set during a real time in history; the characters may be imaginary though.​ (a)  

• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Informational Text
• Biography

a story based on possible scientific concepts and “what if…” scenarios; usually feature technology​ (a)  

• Science Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Autobiography

The​ ​ (a)   is the main character who must face the problem created by the ​ (b)  

• protagonist
• antagonist
• sub character