Literary Elements

What is a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work?

The irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected

A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.

The idea that things represent other things.

When the audience knows something that the characters don't.

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize institutions' or people's stupidity or vices.

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.

A figure of speech that implies comparison between two unlike entities

Literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.