Story and Literary Elements

author’s attitude toward a subject

act of describing the character or qualities of someone or something

character who contrasts with another character to highlight qualities of the other character

background information within a story; information about setting, characters' backstories, etc.

general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader

main character in a novel, play, movie, etc.

event or decision that begins a story's conflict

problem between two or more characters and/or forces

person who tells the story but is not a character of within the story

author believes to be true and is trying to communicate with the reader through story events