ELEMENTS
This term refers to the time and place in which the events of a story occur.
What is Setting?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.
What is Personification?
Examining how a story's characters develop over time.
What is Character Analysis?
The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for the reader is known as this.
What is Mood?
When the author gives a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
The comparison between the author's intended meaning and the meaning readers derive from the text.
What is Interpretation?
Type of narration that involves the use of "I" or "we," where the story is told from the perspective of a character within the narrative.
What is First-Person Point of View?
Using vivid or descriptive language to create an image in the reader's mind.
What is Imagery?
The emotional quality or attitude expressed by the writer.
What is Tone?
The sequence of events in a story, usually structured in a specific order.
What is Plot?
Involves a discrepancy between what the reader expects to happen and what happens.
What is Irony?
Examining the impact of the author's background, beliefs, or experiences on the work.
What is Biographical Analysis?
The underlying message or big idea explored in a story.
What is Theme?
The interpretation of nonhuman things or events in terms of human characteristics, as when one senses malice in a computer or hears human voices in the wind.
What is Anthropomorphism?
The process of examining a literary work by breaking it down into its constituent parts, such as themes, characters, and structure.
What is Literary Criticism?