1. Literary devices and literary elements
What they are what they do

2. Characterization
Methods an author uses to reveal a character's personality: character's speech, character's behavior , description of character's thoughts and feelings, description of character's looks and clothing, comments made by other characters.

3. IMAGERY
Words that paint a picture that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses

4. Mood
Emotional response of the reader to the text

5. Personification
Objects or animals are given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

6. simile
Comparison of two UNLIKE things using the words “LIKE” or “AS”

7. Metaphor
Comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words “LIKE” or “AS”

8. Symbol
An object that means more than it seems

9. Allusion
A reference to a statement, person, or event, etc. in history

10. Theme
A central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

11. Irony
When one thing is expected, but the exact opposite occurs

12. Setting
When and where a story occurs

13. Foreshadowing
Clues in a literary work that suggest events that have yet to occur

14. Conflict
Friction that occurs between characters, a character and an outside source, or within a character’s conscience or mind.