Literary Elements Word Scramble
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| Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
| Characterization | the creation or construction of a fictional character. |
| Conflict | a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. |
| Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. |
| Figurative Language | creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas. |
| Flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. |
| Foreshadowing | be a warning or indication of a future event |
| Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
| Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. |
| Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
| Mood | the emotion the author strives to evoke in the reader. |
| Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
| Point of View | the narrator's position in relation to a story being told. |
| Repetition | the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. |
| Simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
| Symbol | a literary device in which a writer uses one thing—usually a physical object or phenomenon—to represent something more abstract. |
| Theme | The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work |
| Tone | the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can |
| Setting | the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
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