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Gr 6 Lit. Elements
RVC Gr 6 LA Literary Elements and Techniques
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The repetition of initial and stressed sounds at the beginning of words or in accented syllables. Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers | Alliteration |
| A reference to a famous person, place, event or work of literature | Allusion |
| The methods an author uses to develop the qualities and personalities of persons in a story: appearance, age, gender, religious beliefs, etc. | Characterization |
| When the author tells you exactly what someone's character is. Ex. "Jack was a loner." | Direct characterization |
| When the author reveals someone's character by describing his/her words or actions. Ex. Tim got sea grapes for stew = resourceful | Indirect characterization |
| Characters that do not experience basic character changes during the course of the story | Static characters |
| Characters that experience changes throughout the plot of a story | Dynamic characters |
| The turning point of action, the moment when interest and intensity have reached their peak | Climax |
| The "problem" in the story, which triggers the action. there are internal and external kinds: | Conflict |
| External conflict of character(s) versus another character(s) | Man vs. MAN Conflict |
| External conflict of a character(s) who has a strong belief against the majority of the community or an outside group. Ex. racism, religious beliefs | Man vs. SOCIETY Conflict |
| Conversation going on between two or more characters | Dialogue |
| A suggestion of what is to come later in a work by giving hints and clues | Foreshadowing |
| Refers to the form or type of a particular piece of literature | Genre |
| A figure of speech; An exaggeration or overstatement | Hyperbole |
| An expression that means something different than what the words actually say. Ex. "Break a leg!" means "Good luck" | Idiom |
| The author uses sensory details to "paint a picture" or image in the mind of the reader by describing what can be seen hear, felt, etc. | Imagery |
| The difference between what appears to be and what really is | Irony |
| A comparison between two seemingly unrelated subjects WITHOUT/DOES NOT USE "like" or "as." | Metaphor |
| The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader | Mood |
| "Sound words" Ex. Ping! Buzzz | Onomatopoeia |
| A combination of contradictory terms. Ex. "Cruel kindess" or "Jumbo shrimp" | Oxymoron |
| A figure of speech in which human qualities are assigned to non-living human things. Ex. "The candle flame danced in the dark." | Personification |
| The series of events of a story, which consists of 5 basic stages: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution | Plot |
| The author's choice of narrator for the story. Examples: first person, second person, third person Omniscient or Limited | Point of View |
| Point of view where the narrator is a character in the story who reveals only his own thoughts or feelings and "I" is used. | First Person |
| Point of view where the author is talking directly to you, the reader | Second Person |
| Point of view where the narrator is all-knowing, and can see into each character's mind and understand all the action that is taking place | Third Person Omniscient |
| Point of view where the narrator generally reports on what one character sees and only reports the thoughts of that one character. | Third Person Limited |
| Using similar sounding words or phrases in an attempt to be funny | Pun |
| The repeating of a word or phrase within literature to create a rhythm or make a point | Repetition |
| Using the five senses to describe what one is experiencing | Sensory Details |
| The time and place in which the action of a literary work takes place | Setting |
| A comparison between two seemingly unrelated nouns USING the words "like or "as" Her cheecks were red as a rose | Simile |
| Something concrete, like an object, person, place or action that stands for something more abstract, like an idea, a feeling, or emotion. Ex. the flag stands for freedom | Symbol |
| Main or central idea or message in a work of literature, which is usually about life, society, or human nature | Theme |
| The ATTITUDE a writer or speaker takes toward a subject | Tone |
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