Literary Elements

The character who is in constant conflict against the protagonist. 

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Main Character
• Minor Character

is the comparison between two unlike things

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

is the use of hints or clues to suggest what might happen next

• surprises
• foreshadowing 
• irony
• imagery

the main character of the story

• antagonist
• protagonist
• main character
• minor character

the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character

• attitude
• feelings
• tone
• thoughts

the person who tells the story

• personification
• main character
• narrator
• symbolism

an exaggeration or overstatment

• boasting
• personification
• hyperbole
• showboating

gives human attributes to a nonhuman thing

• personification
• theme
• creating
• simile

the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express

• Symbolism
• Tone
• Character
• theme

is the language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, or touching. 

• Sensory Langugae
• Imagery
• Showboating
• Multi-sensory