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FL Review
Literary Elements 8th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together | alliteration |
| A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science | allusion |
| A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike | analogy |
| The overall feeling of a work of literature | mood |
| A person or animal in a story, play, or another literary work | character |
| A character that changes as a result of the story's events | dynamic |
| A character that does not change much in the course of a work | static |
| The way a writer reveals the personality of a character | characterization |
| The writer directly tells the reader about a character | direct characterization |
| Revealing a character's personality through words, physical characteristics, thoughts, feelings, behavior, or other character's comments | indirect characterization |
| A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces | conflict |
| A character's struggles with an outside force such as another character, society, or a natural force | external conflict |
| A character's struggle with something in their own mind | internal conflict |
| Conversation between two or more characters | dialogue |
| A work of literature meant to be performed | drama |
| A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood as literally true | figurative language |
| A comparison between two unlike things using "like", "as", "than", or "resembles" | simile |
| An imaginitive comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another | metaphor |
| Language that appeals to the senses | imagery |
| A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | personification |
| Interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an earlier time | flashback |
| The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot | foreshadowing |
| An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words | idiom |
| The vantage point from which a story is told | point of view |
| Point of view in which the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems | omniscient |
| The point of view in which the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character | third-person |
| The point of view in which one of the characters, using the personal pronoun I, tells the story | first-person |
| The main character in a work of literature | protagonist |
| The character opposing the protagonist | antagonist |
| The time and place of a story | setting |
| A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well | symbol |
| The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals | theme |
| The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, and audience | tone |
| A contrast between expectation and reality | irony |
| Irony that involves a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant | verbal |
| Irony that occurs when what happens is very different from what we expected to happen | situational |
| Irony which occurs when the audience or reader knows something a character does not know | dramatic |
| The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning | onomatopoeia |
| The series of related events that make up a story | plot |
| The element of plot that tells who the characters are and usually introduces the conflict | exposition |
| The part of the plot that tell about problems that arise when the characters take steps to resolve the conflict | complications |
| The part of the plot that is usually the most exciting and where the outcome is decided one way or another | climax |
| The part of the plot in which the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close | resolution |
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