Literary Strategies

Pertains to where the story is set. Consider the implications of the setting and cultural milieu of a story.

• Style

• Structure

• Character

• Setting

Consider anything being exaggerated for typically humorous effect.

• Irony/Satire

• Compare/Contrast

• Style

• Narration

Pertains to who is telling the story. Consider their point of view and how their view of events in the story is supposed to impact the audience’s understanding of the story.

• Narration

• Character

• Structure

• Style

This is how the author sets up their text. Why are things happening in the order and moments that they do?

• Style

• Structure

• Character

• Setting

Pertains to the author’s writing choices. This can mean specific word choice, moods, imagery. Any writing choice that can help convey meaning.

• Structure

• Narration

• Style

• Irony/Satire

Pertains to the development of characters in the text,

• Structure

• Narration

• Character

• Style

Pertains to comparisons or contrasts made in the text. This could be between characters, images, moods, or tones.

• Compare/Contrast

• Narration

• Style

• Structure

Which of the following is NOT a literary strategy?

• Compare/Contrast

• Figurative Language

• Style

• Satire/Irony

How many literary strategies should be in your thesis statement?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Your literary strategies will be used in what way in your essays?

• As the guiding point for each body paragraph

• As a point of reference and nothing more

• Just to show off your knowledge.

• I hate making fake answers. Don't choose this one.