Literary Elements Terms

Symbol- symbol is a person, place, or thing comes to represent an abstract idea or concept -- it is anything that stands for something beyond itself.
Under cover brother has a necklace that symbolizes the freedom and the power of black people.

Literary Elements Terms

Resolution- Resolution is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out. This occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends.


When under cova brotha kills the feather, ending their mind control chicken plan.

Showing vs. Telling

Telling- I was bored
As i sat there as time dragged on and on and it seemed as if the clock refused to move. The hands moved like a snail inching on little by little. I sat there waiting, wondering if i will ever find anything exciting to ever happen again.


I was tired-
I was beyond tired. Tired didnt even begin to describe how i was feeling. I needed sleep. I was just floating along in my day unaware of any of my surroundings, I was just there no real actions or taking just floating along. I was exhausted!