the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel

the perspective from which a story is told

person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work

the central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work

the time and the place in which a narrative occurs

a struggle between opposing forces

using an object, person, or place to stand for something else

descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures;

created by details that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses

a writer's or speaker's attitude towards a subject

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

a character struggles with an outside force, such as another character, nature, fate, or technology

how the scene feels;

created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter

a comparison between 2 unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'

a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another

the use of the same words or structure over again

a kind of metaphor that gives objects or abstract ideas human characteristics

a writer's or speaker's choice of words