Literary Devices/ Elements

an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand

story that consist of imaginary details

figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics

occurs when two statements don't seem to agree with each other

words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses.

Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come

one thing (object, person, place) used torepresent something else

In a literary work, --------is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. 

plot that is related to but less important than the main plot of a story

The sequence of events in a story is called a 

principal character or force in opposition to the protagonist 

The writer tells us directly what the character is like

device wherein the author attributes human emotions & traits to nature or inanimate objects. 

is the writer's position on an issue or problem

Narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities

the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work

… when the reade ror audience knows something a character does not

when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite

The way a writer creates and develops characters personalities is known as characterization.

when there is a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs

Interruption of the time to present something that occurred B4 the beginning of the story

Element if uncertainty in a text, in which something can be interpreted in different ways.

refers to the feeling the reader gets about the story based on the details the author uses. 

main character in a work of literature

is traditionally defined as a figure of speech that has lost its force