Literary Elements Review

Create a simile comparing the following 2 words

House AND Rabbit

What is alliteration?

A.the repetition of an initial consonant sound.

B.the repetition of a vowel sound.

C.the repetition of a phrase

D.the repetition of a particular rhyme scheme

What is alliteration?

What is characterization?

A.Non-fiction writing that chronicles a particular character in history

B.The act of creating and developing a character

C. A style of writing that includes many characters

D.A reference to a person, place, or thing.

What is characterization?

What is diction?

A.The author’s or speaker’s word choice

B.Poetry that has been dictate to someone else to write

C.A type of literature that puts emphasis on particular words

D.Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

What is diction?

What is figurative language?

What is figurative language?

A.Highly imaginative writing

B.Language that includes figures and facts

C.Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

D.Writing that explains in great detail

What is foreshadowing?

What is foreshadowing?

•Clues or hints of what might happen later in the story

•Dark or dangerous figures in stories that play small roles

•Conversation between characters

•A set of ideas that helps to describe the story in its entirety

Why would an author use

foreshadowing?

Why would an author use

foreshadowing?•To aid in explaining what happens in the story

•To build reader’s expectations and to create suspense

•To bore the reader so they don’t want to read the book anymore

•To shadow a particular character

Write a free verse poem. Must be at

least 25 words long.

List as many genres as possible

in 30 seconds.

What is irony?

What is irony?

•Highly musical verse of poetry

•Something heavy that is used to “drop” into the middle of a plot

•A reason that explains why a character does what he/she does

•A contradiction between what happens and what is expected

What are the 3 types of irony?

What are the 3 types of irony?

•Causation, Fixation, and Developmental

•Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal

•Dictated, Elusive, and Discrete

•Ironic, Humorous, and Narrative

Give an example of an ironic situation.

Write a metaphor comparing this class to Math

class.

What is personification?

Why would an author use symbolism?

Why would an author use symbolism?•To help explain the author’s purpose

•To highlight certain elements the author wants to emphasize & add levels of meaning

•To explain where the story may go next

•To set up a sequel

What 2 ways can theme be explained throughout

a story?

What 2 ways can theme be explained throughout

a story?

•Loudly and softly

•Eloquently and purposefully

•Directly and indirectly

•Ominously and Quickly

What is tone?

What is tone?

•A work of literature that results in a tragedy for the main character

•The writer’s attitude to his/her audience and subject

•Word choice that helps explain the purpose of the work

•A conclusion that is unexpected

What is the rhyme scheme of this

poem?FeelingsHunger, temptation longinglaughter, joy and tears.Anger, loving, curiosityhopeful, happiness and fears.

All these are inside meAnd they all are coming out.Don’t know if I’m coming or goingOr to scream or shout!

What is assonance?

What is assonance?

• The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words.

• The repetition of phrases throughout poetry

• The repetition of consonant sounds throughout words

• The repetition of a particular stanza in poetry

Write a haiku.