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Literary Elements

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Central idea of a text. Theme.
Contradictory terms put together for effect. Oxymoron.
An object that represents an idea greater than itself. Symbol.
Contrast between expectation and reality. Irony.
Struggle between two opposing forces. Conflict.
Hinting at a later event. Foreshadowing.
Scene that occurs earlier in the story than when it is told. Flashback.
Narrator's position in the story. Point of view.
Where and when a story takes place. Setting.
What a character says, does, and what is said about him or her. Characterization.
Reference to something famous. Allusion.
Person telling the story. Narrator.
Image created by descriptions using the five senses. Imagery.
Repetition at the beginning of the sentence. Anaphora.
Use of a word multiple times. Repetition.
Comparison using like or as. Simile.
Comparison without like or as. Metaphor.
Comparison between two things that continues through multiple sentences. Extended metaphor.
Two or more words that begin with the same consonant sound. Alliteration.
Words that act as sounds. Onomatopoeia.
Giving a non-human human characteristics. Personification.
Exaggerated statements that aren't literal. Hyperbole.
Word choice. Diction.
Two opposite things put together. Juxtaposition.
A short, real story about an accident. Anecdote.
Similar sentence structure. Parallelism.
A question that is not meant to be answered. Rhetorical question.
Persuasion based on empathy. Pathos.
Persuasion based on credibility. Ethos.
Persuasion based on facts and statistics. Logos.
Emotion expressed by the author about the topic. Tone.
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