Lit Elements 1-52 Definitions

Sarcasm is always verbal irony.

Immediate surroundings can give hints toward the story's

When an inanimate object is given human qualities

The sequence of events in a story

Man vs. nature is the most common conflict.

People who do not speak the native language tend to not understand

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

This is the opposite of hyperbole

Words that sound like their meanings

Hints toward future events in a literary text are

When two characters speak to each other, this is 

This is shown through the feelings, actions, and dialogue of characters in a story.

This makes books considered "page turners"

Images, ideas, or symbols that are reoccurring in a story can be 

When the audience/reader knows something that a character does not

Mood has everything to do with 

After the exposition comes the 

Science fiction is a subgenre.

A metaphor is an _____________ comparison.

The topic of a literary work is the theme.

Books on the same topic by different authors can have different tones.

Motif has direct correlation with 

When you can picture what's happening in the story

A cliffhanger ends a story with its

First, second, and third refer to the story's

Mood can affect tone and tone can affect mood.

When assumptions become common knowledge, these become

There are three types of irony

Man vs. fate/destiny is an external conflict.

A story within a story

Similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and allusions are all

Oxymorons have to include only two words that are opposites.

These are usually capitalized, making them a tad easier to find

This is information given to an audience meant to sway one way or another

In symbolism, both the symbol and what is symbolized must be abstract.