English (Literary Elements)

Question 1

Theme

Answer 1

The main idea of a novel; what the author is trying to communicate. This is always stated as a sentence.

Question 2

Symbol

Answer 2

An object, person, situation, or an action that has literal meaning but also stands for something else.

Question 3

Tone

Answer 3

The author’s attittude toward the topic he or she is writing about.it is expressed through Diction (word choice) and details that the author selects.

Question 4

Motif

Answer 4

A literary technique that uses a repeated element in a story. it could be a recurring image, symbol, sound, situation, or word/phrase.

Question 5

Point of View (POV)

Answer 5

The perspective from which the story is told. Often pronouns are used to determine which perspective it is told from.

Question 6

What are the 3 types of Point of View and what pronouns are used?

Answer 6

FIRST person which uses the pronouns I, My, We.
SECOND person which uses the pronouns You.
THIRD person which uses the pronouns They, He, She ( or names of characters)