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Literary Elements
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- 1IRONYmeaning implied by a sentence/word is different from literal meaning
- 2FLASHBACKauthor depicts the occurrence of specific events (taken place before the present time/have happened before the events in the story)
- 3SETTINGused to identify and establish the time, place, and mood of the events of the story
- 4POINT OF VIEW3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT: the author acts as an all-knowing creator, free to roam and comment at will
LIMITED OMNISCIENT: the author limits him/herself to what is known by one character - 5CONFLICTused for expressing a resistance the protagonist finds in achieving his aims/dreams
(man vs man, man vs nature) - 6REPETITIONrepeating the same words/phrases a few times to make an idea clearer
(poetry) - 7THEMEthe base that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece
- 8IMAGERYthe author uses words/phrases to create “mental images”
(poetry) - 9CHARACTERIZATIONDIRECT: takes a direct approach towards building the character
INDIRECT: subtle way of introducing the character - 10PERSONIFICATIONattaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects/phenomena/animals
(poetry) - 11SYMBOLISMuse of symbols to signify ideas/qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense
- 12TONE/MOODthe perspective/attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character/place/development
- 13SIMILEdrawing comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things/people/beings/places/concepts
(like, such as, as) - 14METAPHORdrawing a comparison between two subjects by their similarities/shared traits
- 15RHYME SCHEMEthe practice of rhyming words placed at the end of the lines
(poetry) - 16ALLITERATIONusing words in quick succession and beginning with letters belonging to the same sound group
(poetry) - 17PARTS OF PLOTevents that make up a story/the main part of a story
- 18FORESHADOWINGsuggesting an upcoming outcome to the story
- 19MOTIFany element/subject/idea/concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature
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- 8 Literature Flashcards on Literary Elements, created by Mary Messina on 06/05/2016.
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