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Literary Elements
Persuasive Techniques
Text Features
Figurative Language
Author’s Purpose
The main events in a story or
passage
What is plot?
Where and when a story takes place
What is setting?
The big idea of a story; What it teaches the
reader
What is theme?
The perspective from which the
story is told
What is point of view?
The development of a character in a
story by telling about its
appearance, revealing its thoughts, or letting the
character speak
What is characterization?
When the author tries to connect to the reader’s
feelings
What is emotional appeal?
Persuading people to do something by making them
believe others are doing it
What is bandwagon?
A person telling about his/her
personal beliefs or experiences
What is testimonial?
Using words from someone who is a
specialist in an area
What is expert opinion?
The Humane Society
commercial where you see faces of
dogs and cats with a slow song in the background is an example of this.
What is emotional appeal?
When the word is darker and thicker to make it stand
out
What is boldface type?
Slanting letters
What is italics?
Spaces set in from the margin; Used
to begin a paragraph
What is indentation?
A sentence underneath a
picture
What is a caption?
A picture drawn by someone to show what is
happening in the passage
What is an illustration?
Uses “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
Uses “are” or “is”
What is a metaphor?
Sound words such as: Bzzzz!
Grrr!CRASH!Splash!
What is an onomatopoeia?
An exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
Giving human like traits to an
animal or thing
What is personification?
Writing just for fun; Fictional stories are an
example of this
What is the author’s purpose
to entertain?
Giving information; Non-fiction books are
an example of this
What is the author’s purpose
to inform?
To get you to do or think something; Editorials can be examples of this
What is the author’s purpose
to persuade?
When the author shares his/her
thoughts or feelings; Poems can be examples
of this
What is the author’s purpose
to express?
The reason the author wrote the
piece
What is the author’s purpose?
