Literary Elements

Novels, Short Stories, and Poems are all examples of what:

A struggle between opposing forces

Surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions. What the character thinks as opposed to what the reader knows.

The turning point in a story!

The omniscient (all knowing) one!

Provides the location and background for the characters and plot. May help create mood or atmosphere.

The perspective from which a story is told.

The act of creating a developing a character. A character's personality may be shown through their actions, feelings etc

One thing is spoken as though it were something else. "The rock hard cookie"

When a story is told from this point of view, you will see a lot of "I, me, and we"

The type of struggle where Man vs Man vs Nature may occur

Central idea, concern, or purpose of a literary work.

A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"

A struggle where Man vs Himself occurs. A character strives to meet a self imposing challenge.

This story teller acts as as though they are an outsider who only knows one character's inner thoughts.