Literary Elements/ Terms I

Question 1

Character

Answer 1

a person/ animal who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work

Question 2

setting

Answer 2

the time and place in which a story happens. Provides a strong sense of setting.
ex. descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons, or weather

Question 3

Plot

Answer 3

a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.

Question 4

Conflict

Answer 4

a struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is on one side of central conflict.

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

central idea or belief in a short story

Question 6

Simile

Answer 6

comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

Question 7

Metaphor

Answer 7

comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is being said to be another; do NOT use “like” or “as”

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

figure of speech in which an object/ animal is spoken of as if it has human characteristics

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

the use of language to create vivid pictures in the reader’s mind + appeals to the five senses

Question 10

Alliteration

Answer 10

the occurrence of the same consonant or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.