Literary Elements and Techniques

development of pyhsical and pesonality traits of a character; may be shown through direct or indirect means

a struggle between two opposing forces; man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself

the speech patterns of a particular group or region

a conversation between two or more characters

a story written to be preformed by actors

prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

an interruption in the present action to recall a past event

is the use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

division or type of literature; prose, poetry, and drama

a literary technique that involves suprising, amusing, or interesting contradictions

a comparison of two unlike things; may be referenced throughout a piece of literature

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work, usually through an author's use of imagery, dialogue, setting and plot

a speaker or character who tells the story

the use of words that imitate sounds

type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

series of events in a story; plot structure includes expostion, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, often marked by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts

perspective or vantage point from which a story is told: first persion, omniscient third person, limited third person

ordanary form of written language

the time and place of the action of a literary work

a comparison of two unlike things useing like or as

anything that stands for or represents something else

central message or idea