Literary Elements

The source of conflict for the main character (a)  

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Complicaton
• Style

The main character of the story. (a)  

• Tone
• Mood
• Protagonist
• Dialect

The technique used by a writer to create and reveal the personalities of the characters in a written work. (a)  

• plot
• point of view
• characterization
• theme

Word choice an author uses to persuade tone, purpose, or effect.

• Diction

• Plot

• Dialogue

• Personification

A person, animal, or imaginary creature in a literary work. (a)  

• Mood
• Character
• Setting
• Theme

Refers to the struggle between two opposing forces.

• Dialogue

• Style

• Foreshadowing

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A conversation between characters. (a)  

• Dialogue
• Point of View
• Irony
• Flashback

Interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Style

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

• Irony

• Plot

• Foreshadowing

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions. (a)  

• Irony
• Persona
• Plot
• Tone