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WorksheetsLiterary Elements and Devices
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
The sequence of events in a story
Setting
Plot
Theme
Character
The time and place of a story
Setting
Plot
Theme
Character
The message or universal idea
Setting
Plot
Theme
Character
The act of developing a character
Characterization
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Symbolism
Clues of hints in the story that reveal what happens later
Characterization
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Symbolism
Something that stands for or represents an abstract concept with deeper meaning
Characterization
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Symbolism
The struggle between opposing forces
Characterization
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Symbolism
The speaker's attitude
Characterization
Tone
Mood
Theme
The author's intended feeling or atmosphere for the reader
Characterization
Tone
Mood
Theme
When a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
indirect characterization
The audience must infer character traits through the characters thoughts, actions, and dialogue
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
indirect characterization
When the opposite of what is expected occurs
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
indirect characterization
The audience knows something the characters do not
direct characterization
situational irony
dramatic irony
indirect characterization
The author states a characters traits
direct characterization
situational irony
dramatic irony
indirect characterization
A character narrates the story
First Person POV
Second Person POV
Third Person POV
Diction
The reader is made a character in the story
First Person POV
Second Person POV
Third Person POV
Diction
An outside narrator tells the story
First Person POV
Second Person POV
Third Person POV
Diction
The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one character
Limited
Objective
Omniscient
Foreshadowing
The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all characters
Foil
Objective
Omniscient
Foreshadowing
The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of no characters; they only state observations
Foil
Limited
Objective
Foreshadowing
A struggle within a character
Plot
Internal Conflict
Setting
External Conflict
A struggle between a character and outside force
Plot
Internal Conflict
Setting
External Conflict
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Falling Action
Climax
Rising Action
Exposition
Falling Action
Resolution
Rising Action
Exposition
Falling Action
Resolution
Rising Action
A developed character that shows many traits.
Flat
Round
Dynamic
Static
A character that changes over the course of the story.
Flat
Round
Dynamic
Static
A character that shows only one trait, usually a minor character.
Flat
Round
Dynamic
Static
A character that stays the same over the course of a story.
Flat
Round
Dynamic
Static
An extreme exaggeration for effect.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
A comparison NOT using like or as. (It is usually implied.)
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Giving non-human things human characteristics.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
A comparison using like or as.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
