Literary Elements

2. A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or
5. A conversation between two or more characters.
9. The literal dictionary definition of a word.
11. An interruption in the action of a plot to tell what happened at an
13. history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science.
15. is not literally true.
17. of speech A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else
19. A prose account that is made up rather than true.
21. A person or animal who takes part in the action of a story, play, or

1. A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from
3. The feelings and associations that a word suggests.
4. time.
6. The story of a person's life, written by that person.
7. of people.
8. A story written to be performed for an audience.
10. A brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to live one's life.
12. The repetition of the same or very similar consonant sound in words
14. are close together.
16. The story of a real person's life, written by another person.
18. A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.
20. literary work.