Figurative Language & Literary Elements Worksheet

Division of lines in a poem
Repetition of internal vowel sounds
Extreme exaggeration used for humor
A play on words used to create humor
Making reference to an important historical person, place, or thing
Used to represent or stand for something beyond itself
The opposite of what you think will happen does happen
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Highest point of interest in a story
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman thing
Speaker or character who tells the story
Lesson or main idea of a story or poem
Author's attitude toward his/her audience and subject
Clues that suggest events that will happen later
Words that make their sounds
Person or animal in a work of literature
Beginning of a story that gives background information
Perspective from which the story is told
The event that puts the story in motion
Told from the "I" perspective
Told from the "he", "she", or "they" perspective
Man vs Self
Man vs Man, Nature, or Environment
What keeps your interest and builds on your anxiety
Longest part of story; leads to climax
Ending of a story