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literary elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| foreshadowing | An author's use of hints or clues to help the reader to predict what will happen in a story |
| symbol | A concrete object that represents an abstract idea |
| plot | The events in a story in chronological order |
| theme | An author's statement about life, people, and/or institutions |
| irony | when something unexpected happens in a story |
| setting | time and place of a story |
| mood | the dominant (or main) feeling in a story |
| imagery | words that create pictures in our minds |
| point of view | Point of view refers to who is telling or narrating a story. |
| simile | comparing two things using the words like or as |
| metaphor | comparing two things WITHOUT using the words like or as |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonliving things |
| characterization | the traits that describe the character |
| conflict | a conflict is a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces |