Definitions
The intent for writing something.
Author's Purpose
An item used to represent an idea or theme.
Psychological struggle the protagonist goes through.
Man vs. Self
How someone would speak around their family.
Informal
A reoccurring idea in a novel meant to teach or make a reader think.
Theme
Keys that lead a reader to the ending of a piece of literature.
Foreshadowing
Predicting events before they occur.
Prophecy
Uncontrollable events outside of society.
Man vs. Nature
Word choice in poems to convey speech patterns or meaning.
Poetic
Writing that invites action from the reader.
Persuasive
How an author convey's a certain meaning, including word choice, speech patterns, etc.
Diction
Revealing past events when they become relevant.
Flashback
Forces outside of the protagonist within a people group
Man vs. Society
Words that are acceptable in certain groups.
Slang
Entertain
The main event in a story, everything leads to it.
Conflict
Catalyst
Singular person the protagonist has to defeat in some way.
Man vs. Man
Academic language used in certain social settings.
Formal
Provides factual information
Informative
Tools used to convey specific meanings in a piece of literature.
Literary Element
Intentionally misleading a reader while still providing actual clues to lead them to the end.
Fallacy
Man vs. Technology
Regional dialects that differ from other parts of the world.
Colloquial
To express oneself or give an individual's thoughts on something.
Opinionated