Literary Elements of Fiction/Nonfiction

Where and when a story takes place.

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A true story about a person's life and is written by that person.

• Memoir

• Biography

• Novel

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A(n) ____ is a short nonfiction piece that focuses on 1 or more topics.

• Poem

• Novel

• Essay

• Drama

An author's attitude or feelings about characters, situations, or topics.

• Theme

• Tone

• Plot

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Calling a tall man, 'shorty.'

• Verbal irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

_________ is a complete statement that must include a thematic topic + what about it.

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The POV of an all-knowing narrator.

• 3rd person Omniscient

• First-person

• 3rd person Limited/Objective

• 2nd person

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

A problem in the story between opposing forces.

• Internal Conflict

• Complications

• External Conflict

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

(a)   is what happens in the story; the sequence of events in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The point at which the conflict is greatest; the most exciting part of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9