Literary Element Definitions | Parts of a Story | Literary Elements in Stories | Remembering the Stories |
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What is symbolism?
A concrete thing that is meant to represent an abstract or larger concept.
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What is third person omniscient?
An all knowing point of view.
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What is a simile?
The following is an example of this literary element:
describing the night "like moist velvet" |
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What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using like or as
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What is the antagonist?
The character in the story that causes conflict and is usually a villain.
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What is foreshadowing?
The following is an example of this literary element found in "The Lottery":
The children were gathering rocks. |
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What is alliteration?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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What is conflict?
The name of the main problem in a story.
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What is symbolism?
The following is are examples of this literary element found in "The Lottery":
the black box, the black dot, the three legged stool |
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What is onomatopoeia?
The imitation of a sound using a word?
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What is climax?
The part of a story in which the turning point occurs.
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What is irony?
This literary element occurs in "The Gift of the Magi" when the characters both sell their prized possessions to purchase gifts for the other.
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What is irony?
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
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What is the setting?
The time and place in a story.
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What is repetition?
The following is an example of this literary element found in Martin Luther King Jr's speech:
"I have a dream" and "Let freedom ring" |
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