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Literary Elements

Literary Element Review

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Allusion an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
Characterization the creation or construction of a fictional character.
Conflict a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Diction the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Figurative Language creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas.
Flashback a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
Foreshadowing be a warning or indication of a future event
Hyperbole exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Imagery visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Irony the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Metaphor a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Mood the emotion the author strives to evoke in the reader.
Personification the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Point of View the narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
Repetition the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Simile a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Symbol a literary device in which a writer uses one thing—usually a physical object or phenomenon—to represent something more abstract.
Theme The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work
Tone the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can
Setting the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place
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