Literary Elements/Devices Review Game

The reason why an author writes a text. It can be to inform, persuade, or entertain the reader.

• theme

• author's purpose

• setting

• character motivation

The main character in a story.

• static character

• dynamic character

• protagonist

• antagonist

The character who is in opposition to the main character

• minor character

• dynamic character

• protagonist

• antagonist

The author's message or universal lesson in a novel, story, etc.

• point of view

• setting

• author's purpose

• theme

Use of words, sensory details, or figurative language to create a picture for the reader

• theme

• flashback

• imagery

• suspense

The reason behind why a character does something

• character motivation

• character trait

• character trait

• conflict

The feeling the reader has while reading the text

• mood

• tone

• suspense

• imagery

Where and when a story takes place

• theme

• setting

• plot

• mood

the sequence of events in the story (what happens)

• plot

• resolution

• character development

• theme

This is the turning point and usually the most suspenseful part of a story in which the conflict is decided, one way or another.

• resolution

• rising action

• climax

• exposition