The narrator/character/author's view of the story and/or the situation.

Conversation between two or more characters in a book, play, or movie.

Using different techniques to slow down or speed up the writing.

The process of the author using elements to describe a character.

The use of details from the five senses to add dept to writing.

Language that uses words or expression with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Subtle differences in meaning of words

A word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for a vivid effect.

Someone says or writes something that is in the opposition to the person's true meaning.

A joke exploiting the different possible meaning of a word or the fact, where words sound alike but have different meanings.

Idea and feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Literal or primary meaning of a word

Indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

The subject of a task, a piece of writing, or a person's thoughts; a topic.

The place, type of surrounding, or where an event takes place in a piece of writing.

Static and dynamic

Using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express ideas, emotions, and state of mind.

Overall feeling for the audience an author creates in the writing.

The way the author expresses his/her attitude through the writing.