Writing Elements

1.	alliteration		repetition of initial consonant sounds
2.	analogy		drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
3.	annotation		a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
4.	antagonist		the character who works against the protagonist in the story
5.	antonym		Words with opposite meanings
6.	autobiography		Story of a person's life written by that person
7.	bibliogrpahy		A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, usually printed as an appendix
8.	biography		story of a person's life written by another person
9.	conflict		a struggle between opposing forces
10.	context		writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
11.	diction		a writer's or speaker's choice of words
12.	excerpt		(n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a passage; to quote
13.	fact		a statement that can be proved
14.	fiction		a story that is not true or is made up
15.	flashback		a scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present
16.	foreshadowing		the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
17.	genre		a major category or type of literature
18.	inference		logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
19.	main idea		what a piece of writing is mainly about
20.	metaphor		comparison not using like or as
21.	moral		a lesson taught by a literary work
22.	narrative		The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
23.	narrator		The person telling the story
24.	nonfiction		writing that tells about real people, places, and events
25.	onomatopoeia		the use of words that imitate sounds
26.	opinion		a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
27.	personification		A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

28.	plot		the sequence of events in a story
29.	point-of-view		the perspective from which a story is told
30.	primary source		text that tells a first-hand account of an event; original works used when researching (letters, journals)
31.	protagonist		main character
32.	rhyme		the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
33.	secondary source		information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event
34.	sequence		The following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series
35.	setting		The time and place of a story
36.	simile		comparison using like or as
37.	suspense		uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story
38.	synonym		A word that means the same as another word
39.	theme		The main idea or meaning of a text. Often, this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work
40.	thesis statement		a statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay

Book Report By Jayden Monroe