Literary Elements Spring Final Review

theme

• the central idea of a story or literary work

• a recurring symbol in a story

• the time and place in which a story occurs

• the sequence of events in a story

The hero, the damsel in distress, the sidekick, the sage, the everyman

• character type

• archetype

• narrative structure

• plot device

imagery

• a literary device that uses descriptive language to create mental pictures in the reader's mind

• a technique used to create rhythm in poetry

• a method of organizing ideas in a narrative

• a form of visual art that represents reality

archetype

• a very typical example of a certain person or thing

• a rare and unique specimen

• a complex and intricate design

• a historical artifact of great significance

personification

• a literary device that gives human characteristics to non-human things, such as animals, objects, ideas, or concepts

• a technique used to create vivid imagery through sensory details

• a form of exaggeration used for emphasis or effect

• a method of comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

tone

• the attitude or emotion conveyed by an author's word choice and the way the text makes the reader feel

• the physical sound of a voice when speaking

• the main idea or theme of a text

• the grammatical structure of sentences

He is a gentle breeze that calms me down.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Sweet sorrow

Deafening silence

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

He's a cool guy, but he becomes a lovesick Romeo every time he's around her.

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

Anaphora (repetition)

• A literary device that involves repeating words, phrases, or lines in a piece of writing or speech

• A technique used to create suspense in a narrative

• A form of metaphor that compares two unlike things

• A style of writing that emphasizes brevity and clarity