Lit. Elements Vocab.- first 15

when a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something different happens-irony

A writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in a narrative is

The images or meanings connected to a word.

describes words and phrases that re-create vivid sensory experiences for the reader.

an account of a conversation, or event that happened before the story begins..

conflict within oneself/a character.

I'm so hungry I could eat a cow!

Dictionary meaning of a word

techniques writers use to develop characters

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers..

contrast between what a character knows and what the reader knows.--irony

I feel like a fish out of water--is an example of......

The struggle between opposing forces and the basis of the plot is

occurs when someone says one thing but means another--irony

conflict outside of oneself

indirect reference to a historical or literary person, place, thing, or event you're familiar