Literary Elements
For fiction works they are fictional people, animals, or objects that are presented in a story's narrative. The people who play a part in a text.
Characters
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using the words like or as and used to make the description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., That person is as brave as a lion. He is crazy like a fox ).
Simile
a warning or indication of (a future event).
Foreshadowing
Clare, a passenger on the Titanic, is having such a great time that she thinks to herself, "I could die happy."
Dramatic Irony and Foreshadowing
Which is grammatically correct?
A. “It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. ”
B. “It is one thing to mortify curiosity; another to conquer it. ”
A. “It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. ”
the development and description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.
Characterization
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object, animal or person is compared to something completely different without using the words like or as in order to emphasize a quality. (Life is a rollercoaster.)
Metaphor
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work used to create the mood, setting, and other parts of the literary work and appeal to the reader's senses.
Imagery
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
Which is grammatically correct?
A. “If I am the chief of sinners. I am the chief of sufferers also.”
B. “If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.”
B. “If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.”
a literary device that creates tension and drives a story forward by introducing obstacles that characters must overcome to achieve their goals.
Conflict
a rhetorical device or figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect. (I was starving after I had to wait an extra 5 minutes to eat.)
Hyperbole
a literary device by which the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.
Dramatic Irony
The hero chef’s ratatouille transports the cynical and skeptical Anton Ego back to his childhood. One taste of the dish takes the audience to his childhood. When his mother’s cooking comforts him after he comes home in tears.
Flashback
A. “If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”
B. “If he be mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be mr. Seek.”
A. “If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”
the sequence of events that make up a story, and how those events are presented to the audience. It's the answer to the question, "What happens?" and includes the reasons why events occur, and how they relate to each other.
Plot
when an author gives human qualities to non-humans, animals, and or objects.(The stars danced in the sky.)
Personification
a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
Irony
“Life is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you're gonna get.”
Simile
Analogy
A) Rainsford traveled far to hunt jaguar he ended up being the one hunted.
B)Rainsford traveled far to hunt jaguar, but he ended up being the one hunted.
B)Rainsford traveled far to hunt jaguar, but he ended up being the one hunted.
The part of a story when the problem is solved nearing the conclusion
Resolution
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or close connected words. For example: The sweet birds sang a song of summer.
Alliteration
the overall feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing conveys to the reader. It's created by a variety of elements such as the setting, characters, and imagery in the text.
Mood
“Dreams are the compass of our hearts.”
Metaphor
A) Miguel enjoys swimming, running, and playing football.
B) Miguel enjoys swimming, running, and to play football.
A) Miguel enjoys swimming, running, and playing football.