Literary Elements
- Antagonist: the person or force that works against the hero of the story
- Character: One of the people (or animals) in a story
- Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story
- Mood And Tone: The feeling a piece of literature is intended to create in a reader.
- Plot:The action that makes up the story
- Protagonist: The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type
- Setting: The place and the time frame in which a story takes place.
- Theme: The message about life or human nature that is “the focus” in the story that the writer tells
Literary Devices
- Allegory-a symbolism device where the meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed with the aid of a more corporeal object or idea being used as an example.
- Allusion-A reference to a well-known person,place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience by adding meaning.
- Archetype- a reference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used over and over again. Archetypes are literary devices that employ the use of a famous concept, person or object to convey a wealth of meaning
- Hyperbole-a purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor.
- Deus ex machine-a rather debatable and often criticized form of literary device. It refers to the incidence where an implausible concept or character is brought into the story in order to make the conflict in the story resolve and to bring about a pleasing solution.
- Imagery-Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses
- Metaphor-comparison of two things essentially different but with some commonalities; does not use "like" or "as"
- Motif-is an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work
- Point of view-perspective from which the story is told
- Simile- comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"
- Symbolism- the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities
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