1. Literary Elements/Figurative Language
Literary elements can be found in all types of writing. They are used to enhance the readers experience.

2. Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using words such as like, as, than or resembles. Ex: She sings like a bird

3. Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing. Ex: She is a witch.

4. Ex: I saw the bouncing, baby boy
Alliteration
The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Ex: I saw the bouncing, baby boy

5. Imagery/Sensory Details
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Ex: The delicious mozzarella cheese dripped off the slice of pepperoni pizza.

6. Onomatopoeia
The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.
Examples: boom, bang, sniffle, rumble

7. Ex: The tree wept with sorrow.
Personification
A special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.
Ex: The tree wept with sorrow.

8. Dialogue Conversation between two or more characters in a story.
Identified by “Quotation Marks ”

9. An idea about life revealed in a work of literature.
Theme
An idea about life revealed in a work of literature.

10. Irony A contrast between what is expected and what really happens
Irony can create powerful effects, from humor to horror.

11. Examples of Irony A shoemaker wears shoes with holes in them.
2. A police officer robs a bank.
3. It rains on the day a group of weather forecasters schedule a picnic.

12. Conflict
A struggle or a clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.

13. There are 2 types of Conflict
External Conflict- a struggle between a character and some outside force.
Internal Conflict- a struggle between opposing desires or emotions within a person.

14. Foreshadowing
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot of a story.

15. Point of View
The vantage point from which a story is told.

16. There are 2 types of point of view
Omniscient- all knowing point of view, The narrator knows everything about the characters.
First Person- one character is telling a story using the pronoun “I”. The reader can only know what that character knows or observes.

17. Cause and Effect
When one thing is a direct result of another thing.

18. Mood
The overall emotion created by a work of literature.

19. Tone
The attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject or a character.