ELAR STAAR

Front

What is the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage?

Back

Mood

Front

What is an autobiography?

Back

A true story of a person's life written or told by that person.

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase 'The angry clouds marched across the sky'?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the character or force in conflict with a main character called?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is an example of alliteration?

Back

"Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August."

Front

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject or audience?

Back

Tone

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What is the main character in a story called?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message in a work of literature.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'