Literary elements can be found in all types of writing. They are used to enhance the readers...

Literary elements can be found in all types of writing. They are used to enhance the readers experience.

LITERARY LITERARY ELEMENTS/FIGURATIVE ELEMENTS/FIGURATIVE LANGUAGELANGUAGE

A comparison between two unlike things using words such as like, as,

than or resembles.

Ex: She sings like a bird

SIMILESIMILE

A comparison between two unlike things in

which one thing becomes another thing.

Ex: She is a witch.

METAPHORMETAPHOR

The repetition of the same or similar

consonant sounds in words that are close

together.

Ex: I saw the bouncing, baby boy

ALLITERATIONALLITERATION

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses—sight, hearing, touch,

taste and smell.Ex: The delicious mozzarella cheese

dripped off the slice of pepperoni pizza.

IMAGERY/SENSORY IMAGERY/SENSORY DETAILSDETAILS

The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

Examples: boom, bang, sniffle, rumble

ONOMATOPOEIAONOMATOPOEIA

A special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman

thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.

Ex: The tree wept with sorrow.

PERSONIFICATIONPERSONIFICATION

Conversation between two or more characters in a story.

Identified by “Quotation Marks ”

DIALOGUEDIALOGUE

An idea about life revealed in a work

of literature.

THEMETHEME

IRONYA contrast between what is

expected and what really happens

Irony can create powerful effects, from humor to horror.

EXAMPLES OF IRONY

1. A shoemaker wears shoes with holes in them.

2. A police officer robs a bank.3. It rains on the day a group of

weather forecasters schedule a picnic.

CONFLICT

A struggle or a clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.

THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF CONFLICT

External Conflict- a struggle between a character and some outside force.

Internal Conflict- a struggle between opposing desires or emotions within a person.

FORESHADOWINGThe use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot of a story.

POINT OF VIEW

The vantage point from which a story is told.

THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF POINT OF VIEW

Omniscient- all knowing point of view, The narrator knows everything about the characters.

First Person- one character is telling a story using the pronoun “I”. The reader can only know what that character knows or observes.

CAUSE AND EFFECT

When one thing is a direct result of another thing.

•The overall emotion created by a work of literature.

Mood

•The attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject or a character.

Tone