Literary Elements

literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

• Flashback

• Dramatic Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Exposition

"I am as hungry as a hippo" is an example of which literary element?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• irony

This is the vantage point from which the story is told..

• Telescope

• Eagle Eye

• Point on Control

• Point of View

This literary element is the term used for the people, animals or things participating in the story

• Characters

• Setting

• Cast

• Ensemble

a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Juxtaposition

• Simile

The beginning of the story where the setting and main character are introduced.

• Exposition

• Plot

• Climax

The place the story happens. The description of it can create a specific mood or feeling or give hints about

the future

• Setting

• alliteration

• plot

• exposition

An object represents something else

(examples: A lion represents Heritage. A red, white and blue flag represents the USA.

The color green represents jealousy.)

• Symbolism

• hyperbole

• plot

What is conflict?

• The setting
• The problem
• The bananas
• The rising action

What is the name for the time and place during which a story occurs?

• Setting
• Plot
• Location
• Exposition