Literary Elements

The character opposing or going against the main character in a literary work...

• antagonist

• static character

• dynamic character

• protagonist

A figure of speech comparing 2 unlike things or subjects without the use of like or as...

• simile

• idiom

• imagery

• metaphor

A feeling of growing tension or excitement...

• humor

• suspense

• understatement

• motif

writing or speech that appeals to the 5 senses...

• sensory language

• figurative language

• diction

• connotation

In a literary work, the use of hints or clues that suggest future events that have yet to occur...

• foreshadowing

• exposition

• resolution

• flashback

A claim supported by reasons and evidence...

• argument

• counterargument

• support

• premise

A brief statement that expresses a general truth about life... (usually found in speeches)

• idiom

• aphorism

• oxymoron

• understatement

The point of view in which the narrator is an outside observer that zooms in on the thoughts and feeling of only one character...

• Third Person Omniscient

• Objective

• Subjective

• Third Person Limited

A reference to a well-known person, place, thing, event, or literary work of art...

• alliteration

• allusion

• theme

• aphorism

The point of view in which the narrator is an outside observer that zooms in on the thoughts and feeling of all of the characters...

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Their Person Omniscient