Understanding Literary Elements

Front

Setting

Back

The time and place when a story takes place.

Front

Character Traits

Back

How a character looks, feels, and acts

Front

Character Motivation

Back

The reason a character acts, feels, or thinks a certain way

Front

Character Development

Back

How a character changes throughout a story

Front

Summary

Back

The simple main points of a story that include the 5Ws and 1H

Front

Metaphor

Back

Saying one thing is something it is not in order to describe it

Front

Simile

Back

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human characteristics to objects and animals

Front

Direct Characterization

Back

When the author tells you something directly

Front

Indirect Characterization

Back

When the author uses words to create a picture to "show" you something about a character