1. 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Literary Elements Persuasive Techniques Text Features Figurative Language Author’s Purpose

2. The main events in a story or passage

3. What is plot?

4. Where and when a story takes place

5. What is setting?

6. The big idea of a story; What it teaches the reader

7. What is theme?

8. The perspective from which the story is told

9. What is point of view?

10. The development of a character in a story by telling about its appearance, revealing its thoughts, or letting the character speak

11. What is characterization?

12. When the author tries to connect to the reader’s feelings

13. What is emotional appeal?

14. Persuading people to do something by making them believe others are doing it

15. What is bandwagon?

16. A person telling about his/her personal beliefs or experiences

17. What is testimonial?

18. Using words from someone who is a specialist in an area

19. What is expert opinion?

20. The Humane Society commercial where you see faces of dogs and cats with a slow song in the background is an example of this.

21. What is emotional appeal?

22. When the word is darker and thicker to make it stand out

23. What is boldface type?

24. Slanting letters

25. What is italics?

26. Spaces set in from the margin; Used to begin a paragraph

27. What is indentation?

28. A sentence underneath a picture

29. What is a caption?

30. A picture drawn by someone to show what is happening in the passage

31. What is an illustration?

32. Uses “like” or “as”

33. What is a simile?

34. Uses “are” or “is”

35. What is a metaphor?

36. Sound words such as: Bzzzz! Grrr! CRASH! Splash!

37. What is an onomatopoeia?

38. An exaggeration

39. What is a hyperbole?

40. Giving human like traits to an animal or thing

41. What is personification?

42. Writing just for fun; Fictional stories are an example of this

43. What is the author’s purpose to entertain?

44. Giving information; Non-fiction books are an example of this

45. What is the author’s purpose to inform?

46. To get you to do or think something; Editorials can be examples of this

47. What is the author’s purpose to persuade?

48. When the author shares his/her thoughts or feelings; Poems can be examples of this

49. What is the author’s purpose to express?

50. The reason the author wrote the piece

51. What is the author’s purpose?