Literary Elements

A figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two unlike ideas:

Struggle between opposing forces:

Anything that stands for or represents something else:

A conversation between characters:

A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work:

A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work:

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics:

The time and place of the action:

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses:

The high point of interest or suspense:

A speaker or character who tells a story:

Use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur:

The descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader:

A literary work is the writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject:

Brief work of fiction:

General term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality: