1. Literary Elements Review

2. Create a simile comparing the following 2 words
House AND Rabbit

3. What is alliteration?

4. What is alliteration?
• the repetition of an initial consonant sound.
• the repetition of a vowel sound.
C.the repetition of a phrase
• the repetition of a particular rhyme scheme

5. What is characterization?

6. What is characterization?
• Non-fiction writing that chronicles a
particular character in history
• The act of creating and developing a
character
C. A style of writing that includes many
characters
• A reference to a person, place, or thing.

7. What is diction?

8. What is diction?
• The author’s or speaker’s word choice
• Poetry that has been dictate to someone
else to write
C.A type of literature that puts emphasis on
particular words
• Writing or speech that is not meant to be
taken literally

9. What is figurative language?

10. What is figurative language?
• Highly imaginative writing
• Language that includes figures and facts
C.Writing or speech that is not meant to be
taken literally
• Writing that explains in great detail

11. What is foreshadowing?

12. What is foreshadowing?
• Clues or hints of what might happen later
in the story
• Dark or dangerous figures in stories that
play small roles
• Conversation between characters
• A set of ideas that helps to describe the
story in its entirety

13. Why would an author
use foreshadowing?

14. Why would an author
use foreshadowing?
• To aid in explaining what happens in the
story
• To build reader’s expectations and to
create suspense
• To bore the reader so they don’t want to
read the book anymore
• To shadow a particular character

15. Write a free verse
poem. Must be at least
25 words long.

16. List as many genres as
possible in 30 seconds.

17. What is irony?

18. What is irony?
• Highly musical verse of poetry
• Something heavy that is used to “drop”
into the middle of a plot
• A reason that explains why a character
does what he/she does
• A contradiction between what happens and
what is expected

19. What are the 3 types
of irony?

20. What are the 3 types
of irony?
• Causation, Fixation, and Developmental
• Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal
• Dictated, Elusive, and Discrete
• Ironic, Humorous, and Narrative

21. Give an example of an
ironic situation.

22. Write a metaphor
comparing this class to
Math class.

23. What is personification?

24. Why would an author
use symbolism?

25. Why would an author
use symbolism?
• To help explain the author’s purpose
• To highlight certain elements the author
wants to emphasize & add levels of
meaning
• To explain where the story may go next
• To set up a sequel

26. What 2 ways can theme be
explained throughout a story?

27. What 2 ways can theme be
explained throughout a story?
• Loudly and softly
• Eloquently and purposefully
• Directly and indirectly
• Ominously and Quickly

28. What is tone?

29. What is tone?
• A work of literature that results in a
tragedy for the main character
• The writer’s attitude to his/her audience
and subject
• Word choice that helps explain the
purpose of the work
• A conclusion that is unexpected

30. What is the rhyme
scheme of this poem?
Feelings
Hunger, temptation longing
laughter, joy and tears.
Anger, loving, curiosity
hopeful, happiness and fears.
All these are inside me
And they all are coming out.
Don’t know if I’m coming or going
Or to scream or shout!

31. What is assonance?

32. What is assonance?
• The repetition of identical or similar vowel
sounds in neighboring words.
• The repetition of phrases throughout poetry
• The repetition of consonant sounds throughout
words
• The repetition of a particular stanza in poetry

33. Write a haiku.