Literary elements

Question 1

Tone

Answer 1

The attitude of the writer towards his, her or their subject

Question 2

POV

Answer 2

The author’s choice of narrator

Question 3

Stereotype

Answer 3

The use of a conventional character or plot which expresses no individuality

Question 4

Characterization

Answer 4

The technique that a writer uses to create and reveal the appearance and personalities of the character in a written work

Question 5

Climax

Answer 5

The high point in the action or the turning point in the plot.

Question 6

Dialogue

Answer 6

A conversation between two or more characters

Question 7

Mood

Answer 7

The atmosphere and feeling that a writer creates in a work through the choice of setting, imagery, details and descriptions

Question 8

Illusion

Answer 8

A reference to a historical or literary figure or event

Question 9

Simile

Answer 9

A figure of speech involving a direct comparison using like or as

Question 10

3rd person Limited

Answer 10

The narrator is an outsider whose perceptions are confined to the thoughts of only one or two characters

Question 11

Metaphor

Answer 11

A figure of speech that implies comparison between two different things without using like or as

Question 12

Dramatic irony

Answer 12

When the reader knows something the other characters don’t

Question 13

Antagonist

Answer 13

The adversary who opposes the main charecter

Question 14

Satire

Answer 14

When an author pokes fun at some element in society

Question 15

Characters

Answer 15

The people, animals or figures in a story

Question 16

3rd Person Objective

Answer 16

The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he/she/they see and hear

Question 17

Situational Irony

Answer 17

This occurs when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens

Question 18

Foreshadowing

Answer 18

the technique of giving the reader of a story hints of what is to come

Question 19

1st person

Answer 19

The narrator “I” is a character in the story who can reveal only their own thoughts and feelings

Question 20

Figurative language

Answer 20

The use of words outside of their literal or usual meaning

Question 21

Plot

Answer 21

A series of related events that present and resolve a conflict

Question 22

Verbal Irony

Answer 22

A contrast between what is said and what is meant

Question 23

Personification

Answer 23

A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to non human things

Question 24

Setting

Answer 24

The time and place in which the story is taking place

Question 25

3rd Person Ammonition

Answer 25

The narrator is an all knowing outsider who can enter the minds of one or all characters

Question 26

Imagery

Answer 26

The use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses; specific images establish mood and trigger a readers emotions

Question 27

Hyperbole

Answer 27

An exaggeration